Re: [squid-users] squid config file - cache_dns_program and number of instances

Balaji Ganesan wrote:
> Thanks. Can you please clarify what you meant by not with current Squid.
> You mean current Squid 2.7 STABLE X doesn't have this option? Can you
>

No version of Squid code has such an ability 2.7 or otherwise. There are
plans and talk about adding it one day, but nothing beyond talk.

> Also any pointers on how to use the internal dns server will be greatly
> helpful ( we are building the \port\win32\dnsserver project in our
> current case and are using it)

To use the internal DNS client, remove "--disable-internal-dns" from the
build options. Configure system DNS settigns, via normal hosts file and
resolv.conf or the win32 registry equivalent. Done.

Amos

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amos Jeffries [mailto:squid3_at_treenet.co.nz]
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:31 PM
> To: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] squid config file - cache_dns_program and
> number of instances
>
> Balaji Ganesan wrote:
>> In the squid conf file, we have the following
>>
>> cache_dns_program ./xxxxdnsserver.exe dns_children 5
>>
>> What this causes is , it spawns 6 processes for dns look up and shows
>> up on task maanger as 6 different processes. Users are getting wary
>> of 6 processes and also they think some kind of hack utility/Trojan
>> is running. Is there a way ,we can change or modify squid.conf file
>> to run as threads instead of 6 processes?
>>
>
> Not with current Squid.
>
> You can however use the internal DNS client with Squid 2.6 or later.
> This is many orders of magnitude faster than the old obsolete dnsserver
> helper.
>
> If your users are that paranoid, they are likely to be itching for a
> "Format C:" before much longer.
>

Amos

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