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For some experiments on the HTTP/1.1 Vary header, I just setup the Squid web proxy on my Mac. Here are the three quick steps to get Squid up and running as a web proxy on a Mac.

Step 1: Install Squid

The best way to install Squid is via ports.

sudo port install squid

After installing, make the cache and logs directories writable. Since I am testing this locally on my personal Mac, I did the following:

cd /opt/local/var/squid
sudo chmod go+rws cache
sudo chmod go+rws logs

Step 2: Create swap directories and start Squid

cd /opt/local/sbin
sudo ./squid -z
sudo ./squid -N -d q -D

Step 3: Network Configuration

As shown in these screenshots.

Open System Preferences, and search for “Web Proxy”.

Select manual configuration, and enter host name and port number.