Re: html prefetching

Perhaps the user-agent string could be checked via an acl, and SRC
prefetching controlled that way? This would also allow tuning so fast linked
browsers (say users on a LAN) don't have prefetching, while users on high
latency links do..

ie in squid.conf to disable lynx browsers..
#========
acl textbrowsers browser *[Ll][Yy][Nn][Xx]*

srcprefetch deny textbrowsers
srcprefetch allow all
#=========

just my 2c
Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "matthew" <matthew@home.yak.org>
To: "Yee Man Chan" <ymc@enjoyweb.com>
Cc: <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 2:20 AM
Subject: Re: html prefetching

<..>
> Are they really requested automatically even if the user has automatic
> image viewing turned off, or is using Lynx? I realize these are unusual
> circumstances in this day, but it might be simplistic to say they're
> automatically fetched.
>
> That being said, I can't determine any _better_ generalization, and this
> seems to be the only case in which prefetching might be good for the
> majority of users, if performance and fairness issues are worked out.
<..>
Received on Sat Jul 01 2000 - 03:55:25 MDT