[Dnsmasq-discuss] Dnsmasq with Gigantic hosts file

[richardvoigt at gmail.com]

On 1/27/07, Jason <jason.wallace at myrealbox.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm considering replacing squidguard, a filtering redirector for the
> squid cache proxy, with a BIG hosts file and dnsmasq (716,093
> entries!).  Currently, my network serves less than 10 clients(dns only,
> no dhcp), but may reach 200 in the next few years.  Will this work.
> It'd be nice to consolidate the functions and have the option to
> shutdown the squid cache.  Also, squidguard can block a specific url
> inside a domain, ie, www.goodsite.com/badarea/badstuff.html.  Can
> dnsmasq emulate this?  I know this is outside the design intent of

No, the URI is not included in the DNS request, only the hostname.  Be
glad it's this way, think of all the extra delays waiting for your
browser to make DNS requests if it couldn't just cache the results
from the first request at that hostname.

You have to intercept the actual HTTP request to do URL-specific filtering.

> dnsmasq, but it's not a bad application.
>
> Jason
>
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