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> I looked at mod_proxy and found the pass thru buffer size
> is IOBUFSIZ, it reads that from the remote server then
> writes to the client, in a loop.
> Squid has 16K.
> Neither is enough.
> In an effort to get those mod_perl daemons to free up for long
> requests, it is possible to patch mod_proxy to read as much as
> you like in one gulp then write it..
> Having done that, I am now pretty happy - mod_rewrite mod_proxy
> mod_forwarded_for in front of modperl works great.. just a handful
> of mod_perls can drive scores of slow readers! I think that is better
> than squid for those with this particular problem.
> -Justin
Just read the whole thread and you will notice that patching isn't
neccessary, because your OS does buffering for you
Gerald
