Name
reply_body_max_size
Synopsis
This directive allows you to limit the size of HTTP reply bodies based on ACL
elements. When a request matches one of the
reply_body_max_size rules, Squid places a limit
on the size of the HTTP response. A value of 0 indicates no limit.
Squid checks the reply size first when all HTTP headers have been
received. If the headers contain a Content-Length
value that exceeds the
specified limit, the user receives a message that states “the request
or reply is too large.” If the content length is unavailable, Squid
continues checking the limit as data comes in from the server. If the
reply size exceeds the limit, Squid closes the client’s connection,
which causes the client to receive a partial reply.
Downstream caches often can’t detect partial replies. Because the headers lack a content length value, the downstream cache (or user-agent) doesn’t know that additional data is missing. Thus, you shouldn’t use reply_body_max_size if you have child or sibling caches.
The code that checks the
reply_body_max_size list ignores deny
rules. In other words, it is pointless
to include deny
rules in this
list.
Make sure that the maximum reply size is large enough for a Squid error message (typically 1K-2K bytes). An error message that is larger than the maximum reply body size causes Squid to crash.
Syntax | reply_body_max_size |
Default | reply_body_max_size 0 allow all |
Example | acl WorkingHours time 08:00-17:00 reply_body_max_size 10485760 allow WorkingHours ... |
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