From my experience you have to reload squid to get it to recognize any
changes...
squid -k reconfigure never worked for me, but I use the command
/etc/init.d/squid reload and it seems to work as desired.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Zappacosta" <jwzappa@reading.lib.pa.us>
To: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 11:11 AM
Subject: [squid-users] Updating Block Lists
> Hello,
> I have came in to a situation where we are using squid to block adult web
> sites. I search and searched and none of the previous posts seem to apply
> to my situation. Squid guard is not installed, but there exists a list in
> the /etc directory called xxxsites. I tested it and these are the sites
> that are being blocked. However, when I add sites to the list, they are
> not then blocked. Do I need some type of command to reinstate the list?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Joseph Zappacosta
> Reading Public Library (Reading Consortium)
> 100 South Fifth Street
> Reading, Pennsylvania 19602
> Voice : 610-655-6350
> FAX : 610-478-9035
>
>
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