Re: [squid-users] Initial squid impressions (and questions)

Denis Vlasenko wrote:

> Maybe it is possible to translate browser's IMS request into
> 'fetch first 16 bytes' type request and use last-modified date
> to estimate age of the object, avoiding further IMS'es going
> to the Net.

It is quite likely some future version of Squid will cache IMS replies.

> I have a feeling that squid presently have no ability to cache
> partial objects, and I need to code it myself if I want it.

Correct.

> I'm sorry, but no. I completely killed browser cache. Look closer:
>
> TCP_MISS/304 192 GET http://www.xfree86.org/isc.gif - DIRECT
> TCP_MISS/304 192 GET http://www.xfree86.org/isc.gif - DIRECT
> TCP_MISS/304 192 GET http://www.xfree86.org/isc.gif - DIRECT
> *** I cleared browser cache here
> TCP_MISS/200 4065 GET http://www.xfree86.org/isc.gif - DIRECT
> *** isc.gif gets cached in squid
> TCP_REFRESH_HIT/304 191 GET http://www.xfree86.org/isc.gif - DIRECT
> *** whoops... already stale???
> IMS goes to the xfree.org (BAD)

No what is wrong at your place. Here it works just fine.

Regards
Henrik
Received on Fri Jan 03 2003 - 04:30:37 MST