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Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients,
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supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. Unlike traditional caching
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software, Squid handles all requests in a single, non-blocking, I/O-driven
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process.
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Squid keeps meta data and especially hot objects cached in RAM, caches DNS
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lookups, supports non-blocking DNS lookups, and implements negative
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caching of failed requests.
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Squid supports SSL, extensive access controls, and full request logging.
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By using the lightweight Internet Cache Protocol, Squid caches can be
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arranged in a hierarchy or mesh for additional bandwidth savings.
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Flavors:
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transparent - support for transparent proxying
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