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diff --git a/network/squid/README b/network/squid/README index 7756f08719..9c36fcc1b9 100644 --- a/network/squid/README +++ b/network/squid/README @@ -1,17 +1,13 @@ Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, -supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. Unlike traditional caching -software, squid handles all requests in a single, non-blocking, I/O-driven -process. +supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. Unlike traditional +caching software, squid handles all requests in a single, +non-blocking, I/O-driven process. -Squid supports SSL, extensive access controls, and full request logging. -By using the lightweight Internet Cache Protocol, squid caches can be -arranged in a hierarchy or mesh for additional bandwidth savings. +Squid supports SSL, extensive access controls, and full request +logging. By using the lightweight Internet Cache Protocol, squid +caches can be arranged in a hierarchy or mesh for additional bandwidth +savings. See /usr/doc/squid-*/README.SBo for configuration help. -Note that the default squid.conf and /etc/logrotate.d/squid files have -changed in this release, so be sure to merge the changes into place. - -To build squid with ICAP client support, specify the option "ICAP=yes", -for example: - - ICAP=yes ./squid.SlackBuild +Note that the default files in /etc/squid and /etc/logrotate.d may +change between releases, so be sure to merge the changes into place. |