Is there a Squid utility command to force a cache load from a local hard drive? xww.example.com /w /x /y /z Apache ------------------------ Slow Internet Connection ------------------------ lan1 | lan2 | lan3 | | cache | cache | cache /x /y | /x /z | /y /z Squid | Squid | Squid ------ | ------ | ------ Browser| Browser|Browser Browser| Browser|Browser Browser| Browser|Browser Browser| Browser|Browser For example, plug a USB hard drive into the machine on lan1 that is running Squid. Then invoke a command like: $ suqid-util\ --force-cache-load\ --url-root http://www.example.com/x\ --local-root /mnt/usb1\ --recursive This would be useful when a 2TB hard drive can be hand carried to a location with slow Internet connection. This question has been posted at: http://serverfault.com/questions/118541/squid-utility-command-to-force-a-cache-load-from-a-local-hard-drive -- C.W.Holeman II | cwhii5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -5s | http://JulianLocals.com/cwhii To only a fraction of the human race does God give the privilege of earning one's bread doing what one would have gladly pursued free, for passion. I am very thankful. The Mythical Man-Month Epilogue/F.P.Brooks