I have been running Squid versions 2.4 STABLE6 - 2.5 STABLE2 and I have a system that also uses reconfigure frequently to update blocking lists automatically for squidGuard.
I generally use a 5 minute interval scheduled in cron but I use a token file that is checked for before I issue a reconfigure. That is, reconfigure is only called if changes have been made (which is infrequent, but could occur at any time). I have found this system to work quite well for our systems. During testing, I have even gone down to once a minute, but again, reconfigure will only be triggered if it is required. There is a slight disruption to service during a reconfigure, but it is negligible and generally unnoticeable by end-users in my experience. Regards Jay -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Nordstrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 July 2003 4:53 PM To: Steve Cody Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [squid-users] Running squid -k reconfigure frequently On Saturday 19 July 2003 06.44, Robert Collins wrote: > Well, this will negatively impact squid. There is a slight delay in > all requests every time reconfigure is run. And it is also a thing which is not very much tested. It is quite likely you will uncover several yet unknown Squid bugs/problems if doing this. What kind of changes is the reason to needing this? -- Donations welcome if you consider my Free Squid support helpful. https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=hno%40squid-cache.org If you need commercial Squid support or cost effective Squid or firewall appliances please refer to MARA Systems AB, Sweden http://www.marasystems.com/, [EMAIL PROTECTED]