[squid-users] Re: Effort for port 3.1 to windows?

> the main problem with a proxy server is the RealTime of it and a VM
> as proxy can work in almost RT response time and in many case will
> be enough.
> but it's not a solution for a RT server on an ISP class or
> ENTERPRISE CLASS.

Well you probably right but... in these kinds of environments then (if
it is windows of course...) the better idea would be to use the
Forefront TMG or ISA from Microsoft.. and costs does not matter there
much i guess...

> many users already have a running windows machine and installing VM
> on them will mean risking the machine functions response time
> and other complicating some system issues.

ok :)

> and also i must say that if a linux program can make it to the
> windows world it means a lot for the programmers.
+1

Well if you finally manage to build the latest binaries we will happily
build an MSI for them... as we are also quite interested in 3+ squid
capabilities (namely ICAP)

best regards,
sich
Received on Wed Apr 27 2011 - 14:22:25 MDT