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Date:      Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:34:49 -0500
From:      graydon hoare <admin@multinet.net>
To:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Need your suggestions!
Message-ID:  <32DD4D79.446B9B3D@multinet.net>
References:  <Pine.BSI.3.93.970115120226.20827P-100000@sidhe.memra.com>

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> Proxy caches work great. Pentium servers can handle the load easily. Speed
> is related to RAM, so if the server is not fast enough, add more RAM and
> tell Squid to use it. A hard drive of 2 - 4 gigabytes is plenty of room
> for the second level cache.
> 

agreed -- squid is very effective. HTTP is an inefficient protocol for
multimedia. Adding a local cache with 128megs of ram will make your
network fly.

I have added it here and it significantly improved things. 

-graydon <admin@multinet.net>



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