> -----Original Message----- > From: Brett Glass [mailto:squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:12 AM > To: Chris Robertson; 'Brett Glass' > Cc: Squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Pessimal behavior with Windows Update (Long) > > > At 04:08 PM 6/28/2005, Chris Robertson wrote: > >>5. Set up a separate "big file" proxy (could just be a second squid instance >>on the same box) that caches large requests. Set the main proxy server to >>only cache files of a "sane" size. Use the "big file" proxy as a parent for >>said domains (never_direct and always_direct would manage this). Not >>optimal, perhaps not even pretty, but it will save you from caching 400MB of >>streaming music. > > Why go to all this trouble (and expend all of those resources) when all it > takes to fix the problem is to add ACL capability to one Squid parameter? > > --Brett Glass Why go through the trouble? Two reasons... 1) Because I am a Squid admin, not a C programmer. One path is feasible for me (using the program provided), one is not (updating the source provided). 2) The squid 2.5 branch is feature locked. I have no idea how willing the developers are going to be adding acl functionality. *shrug* I'm was not trying to make any less of your suggestions, and/or problems. My intention was just to provide an alternate solution. Chris
