Proxying AOL Instant Messenger with Squid

To proxy AOL Instant Messenger traffic via https with Squid, change the following line in the Squid configuration file (example using Red Hat Linux):

1. vi /etc/squid/squid.conf

2. Change:
acl SSL_ports port 443 563

To:
acl SSL_ports port 443 563 5190

3. Send the Squid process a SIGHUP or use the service command.
/sbin/service squid reload

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Last modified: 01/15/2003