Re: Should I use squid?

2000-02-21 Thread Oki DZ
On Sun, 20 Feb 2000 kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > - Squid is designed for one thing. My perception is that browsing is >faster using squid than relying on Netscape's cache. Squid is My perception is that pressing Netscape's "back" button is faster. (I set Netscape's local file cache to 0M

Re: Should I use squid?

2000-02-21 Thread Oki DZ
On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Christian Dysthe wrote: > would I gain anything by setting up, and configure my browser to > use squid as a proxy on my workstation. I don't think so. Here in my place, I use Squid on a Linux dial-up router, used for connecting to the Internet via 28.8K modem. I have set up

Re: Should I use squid?

2000-02-20 Thread kmself
On Sat, Feb 19, 2000 at 10:30:19PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > > If you have only 1 machine, the only benefit would be the ease of adding > "Ad Zapper". If you hvae more than one in use, it could definitely be > a benefit.The difference on my fir apt-get, http and ftp is noticable, >

Re: Should I use squid?

2000-02-20 Thread aphro
On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Christian Dysthe wrote: cdysth >Hi, cdysth > cdysth >would I gain anything by setting up, and configure my browser to cdysth >use squid as a proxy on my workstation. cdysth > cdysth >I'm running Debian unstable. i do it, at the same time if your using netscape/X11 it may be g

Re: Should I use squid?

2000-02-20 Thread Robert L. Harris
If you have only 1 machine, the only benefit would be the ease of adding "Ad Zapper". If you hvae more than one in use, it could definitely be a benefit.The difference on my fir apt-get, http and ftp is noticable, especially with Ad Zapper. Pages load ALOT faster. Robert Thus spake Christ

Should I use squid?

2000-02-20 Thread Christian Dysthe
Hi, would I gain anything by setting up, and configure my browser to use squid as a proxy on my workstation. I'm running Debian unstable. TIA -- Regards, Christian Dysthe E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://oddbird.dyndns.org ICQ 3945810 eFax/Voicemai