Re: [SQU] Restrict request.

Dumb newbie question number 1345678!

Is maxconn new to Squid 2.3?
and
What constitutes a http connection? Does this equate to browser sessions?
If so I am off to upgrade Squid!

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> On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, [iso-8859-1] Gabriel Ernesto Gaitán L. wrote:
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> > Hi, I have Squid/2.3.STABLE1
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> > Can I restrict a client to only open maximum 3 http requests at time?
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> Yes, use the maxconn ACL type in conjunction with http_access deny. For
> example:
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> acl losers src 1.2.3.0/24
> acl 5CONN maxconn 5
> http_access deny 5CONN losers
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> Given the above configuration, when a client whose source IP address is
> in the 1.2.3.0/24 subnet tries to establish 6 or more connections at
> once, Squid returns an error page. Unless you use the deny_info
> feature, the error message will just say ``access denied.''
>
> Note, the maxconn ACL type is kind of tricky because it uses less-than
> comparison. The ACL is a match when the number of established
> connections is greater than the value you specify. Because of that, you
> don't want to use the maxconn ACL with http_access allow.
>
> Also note that you could use maxconn in conjunction with a user type
> (ident, proxy_auth), rather than an IP address type.
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