Hey,

We are currently using ziproxy (http://ziproxy.sourceforge.net/) in a transparent setup to compress (Gzip) the data between the requesting client and the end server. We also scale down requested images to conserve bandwidth.

Now we would like to implement a squid proxy to make use of it's cache. We are looking at a setup like the following:

Old setup:
Internet <--> ziproxy in transparent mode <--> slow link <--> client

New setup:
Internet <--> squid cache #1 <--> slow link <--> squid cache #2 <--> client


Squid cache #1 and squid cache #2 will have some form of cache hierarch setup between them. So if we want to continue to use the ziproxy software we will lose the Gzip compression benefits but will retain the image scaling.

My question is, will having squid go through ziproxy have any affects on the cache use ? Because the image(gif,jpeg,tif,..) on the server will never match the copy received by squid cache #1. Since it would be scaled / altered on it's way down ?

Thanks

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Michael Gale

Red Hat Certified Engineer
Network Administrator
Pason Systems Corp.

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." - Albert Einstein

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