Re: [squid-users] Re: usage of pac

but by bringing in "AOL", it really had no bearing.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if they continue to use IE since Netscape runs
like crap still.

Also, wpad is an MS idea, not a RFC or anything, correct?

And finally, I'm guessing it really wouldn't be an issue of adding "wpad"
support. Use the same "get my pac file from here" code but wrap it with a
DNS call to wpad.aol.com to find the actual ip number.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Jaeggli" <joelja@darkwing.uoregon.edu>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
Cc: "Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>; <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Re: usage of pac

>
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Robert Collins wrote:
>
> aol owns netscape.... development of new features in netscape including
> the presence or lack thereof of wpad refelcts their prioritites or lack
> of as the case may be...
>
> note, they've published a list of things they want microsoft to fix in
> ie because the microsoft-aol browser contract is up for renual this year,
> so the rumor is they may choose to install netscape in some future aol
> product.
>
> so yeah wpad isn't a priority for aol/netscape
>
>
> > > ??
> > >
> > > What does AOL have to do with it? They use IE.
> >
> > I don't know. maybe this is an AOL user?
> >
> > > I'm far from an AOL fan, but isn't it smart of them to use caches for
> > > webpages? I'm sure with several million subscribers, it saves them a
> > lot of
> > > cost in bandwidth.
> >
> > "transparent caching" propely called intercepting caching has
> > significant problems. AOL are smart for caching yes, but for using
> > interception no.
> >
> > This has been covered before in the mail archives.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > > Adam Lang
> > > Systems Engineer
> > > Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> > > http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Joel Jaeggli" <joelja@darkwing.uoregon.edu>
> > > To: "Parimi, Venkateshwara Rao" <Venkateshwara_Rao-Parimi@deshaw.com>
> > > Cc: "'Jorge Cuellar Martinez'" <jorge.cuellar@sat.gob.mx>; "Henrik
> > > Nordstrom" <hno@hem.passagen.se>; "Mike Diggins"
> > > <diggins@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca>; <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>;
> > "Chemolli
> > > Francesco (USI)" <ChemolliF@GruppoCredit.it>;
> > <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 1:23 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [squid-users] Re: usage of pac
> > >
> > >
> > > > nope... aol doesn't seem to care much, probably because they prefer
> > to
> > > > break stuff by doing transparent caching...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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