On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Reuben Farrelly wrote:
> (1) I can use ICP to talk to proxy 1, 2 or 3, even though they are
> compiled (and do in fact) use digests. Correct?
Yes, if they are configured to answer your ICP queries.
> (2) Now, assuming I can do this, I may not want to use digests on my
> Squid, but ICP instead, and to only one of the three proxies (1/3 the ICP
> queries as opposed to talking directly to all three). If I talk ICP to
> Proxy 2 and I issue a query to Proxy 2, it may or may not have a copy of
> the URL which I request. My second question is, if Proxy 3 has a copy,
> will Proxy 2 get that copy, and forward it onto me [it should, right?],
It should, if Proxy 2 and 3 are cooperating with each other and are
configured correctly.
> or
> would it be best for me to talk to Proxy 3 directly in order to retrieve
> the content?
Assuming you want to reduce response time, the answer depends on many
factors like load on Proxy2, network condition, etc.
> How big are the digests on a typical cache of say, 15GB? Are we talking
> 100k, 1000k, 10000k?
http://squid.nlanr.net/Squid/FAQ/FAQ-16.html#ss16.11
> Would it be best if I enabled digests as well?
Does not hurt to try, I guess.
Alex.
Received on Mon Jul 12 1999 - 09:02:53 MDT
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