> 1. If I never want squid to cache web pages will a no_cache ACL have the > same effect as always_direct? the same.no_cache is for dst ACL,while always_direct is for src ACL. > 2. Is there a way within squid to load balance connections between > multiple backend servers that will detect server failure. u can configure CARP for squid to do that.but I think lvs + squid may have more efficiency for u. -- Jeff Pan jeffpan@xxxxxxxxxxx -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be