> > I don't think Eliezer meant reloading per se as much as my question > > which was reloading every 5 minutes. > > I reload very frequently as well- not on a timer but triggered by events, and it can happen as often as every minute. I understand that it's not optimal but I don't see it causing real-world problems. You probably are not using squid for anything noteworthy if you think reconfiguring every minute is not causing problems and is alright. > My experience corroborates this. I run some very high-traffic servers and reloads have never caused problems. If they did I would definitely hear about it. And here comes the good part: You have been living a lie all these years but light is ahead. You will be able to improve your system, increase your rps, throughput and all with one very simple thing: By not sending a reconfigure to squid every minute! :) Jenny
