> >Does it mean the answer is "no"? > I don't think there is such a directive in squid.conf for this control. But you can do it by decrease the FD number used by Squid (though I don't recommend this way). For example,you may do it under Linux: # ulimit -HSn 1024; ./squid Then Squid would server max 1024 requests at the same time. -- Books below translated by me to Chinese. Practical mod_perl: http://home.earthlink.net/~pangj/mod_perl/ Squid the Definitive Guide: http://home.earthlink.net/~pangj/squid/