Actually caching is not the major reason for this device. They really just want a proxy (and don't ask why its part of the original contract they drew up). Anyway caching is not something I was going to be worrying about.
R
--- On Thu, 7/17/08, Adam Carter <Adam.Carter_at_optus.com.au> wrote:
> From: Adam Carter <Adam.Carter_at_optus.com.au>
> Subject: RE: [squid-users] Squid in the Enterpise
> To: "ML squid" <squid-users_at_squid-cache.org>
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 8:11 PM
> > you should bear in mind that for a cache to be truly
> effective at
> > bandwidth conservation (if that is your goal) it
> > needs to be placed close to the users.
>
> Maybe - it depends if you want to save bandwidth on your
> LAN or WAN/Internet pipe. AFAIK most organisations are more
> concerned about WAN utilisation since it's the expensive
> bit, and therefore placing the caches just on the internal
> side of your WAN can be a good solution.
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