Hi all Can anybody tell me what the flags mean when we run ./squidclient -p XXXXX mgr:ntlmauthenticator I am seeing a massive increase in the number of R flags just before my squid session crashes and burns. The bottom of the report gives this info : Flags key: A = ALIVE B = BUSY C = CLOSING R = RESERVED or DEFERRED S = SHUTDOWN P = PLACEHOLDER But what exactly do they mean, in particular, the R flag. Thanks in advance Vernon