Source of ICP_QUERY UDP-MISS request logged?

When configured in a multiple host hierarchy, is there a way (or does Squid
do this already) for Squid to utilize ICP_QUERY UDP-MISS information to
improve the neighbor selection algorithm? When Squid does ICP_QUERY does it
send to all neighbors simultaneously, or walk the list, and block until
reply?

For example, if one of my siblings uses ICP to see if my cache has a URL,
and I return a UDP-MISS then I don't have the URL cached locally, and the
neighbor will either request the URL via its own parent hierarchy, or
retrieve it locally. In either case, that sibling now has a `recent' copy
of that URL. If a client of my proxy requests that URL, squid will utilize
its own hierarchy structure to retrieve the URL, or retrieve it locally.
Using the ICP_QUERY MISS information, it can be imputed that the sibling
who originally requested the URL has a higher likelihood of having the
requested URL, and therefore can best service the request.

Of course, this logic is entirely out the window if the sibling is
proxy_only.

Steve Ollis

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  Steve Ollis - Internet Technical Specialist, AT&T EasyLink Services
       Email: - ollis@att.net.au (BH) ollis@ozemail.com.au (AH)
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Received on Mon Jun 16 1997 - 16:50:56 MDT