HowTo Block Internet Explorer Browser With Squid Proxy Server on a Linux/Unix Server

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To block Internet Explorer browser access with Squid proxy server on a Linux/Unix server, follow these steps:

  1. Install Squid proxy server if it’s not already installed on your server.
  2. Open the Squid configuration file, usually located at “/etc/squid/squid.conf” using a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines to the end of the file:
acl blocked_browser browser IE
http_access deny blocked_browser
  1. Save the changes and close the file.
  2. Restart the Squid proxy server for the changes to take effect:
sudo service squid restart

Now, Internet Explorer browser access will be denied and users will not be able to access the Internet through the Squid proxy server.

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