On Tuesday 19 August 2003 19.28, Anand Kumria wrote: > - configuration for the common case is vastly simpler > - cleanup http proxying versus http acceleration seperation > > : these two changes make it trivial to get squid up and running
I assume you refer to the accel mode only in the above two? The changes in non-accel mode is barely nothing.. > - improved authentication infrastructure > > : Easily! hook up NTLM, LDAP, NIS, etc. This is not news for Squid-3.0.. the same infrastructure exists in Squid-2.5. > - support encrypted peers, SSL gatewaying, SSL hardware > acceleration - support for millions of clients > > : via epoll (Linux), kqueue (FreeBSD), completion ports(?) > : (Win32) These are still experimental features and need a fair bit of testing before pushed for. > - enhanced reliability via an automated test suite, This is news, but not really visible to others than developers. > - native Win32 port, take over ISA one server at a time The win32 port is still a little experimental and an ongoing effort and is not yet fully merged into Squid-3. > Remember, "Lies, damned lies and marketing material". Or similiar. Reading the release notes one more time I see several entries which does not belong here as they came from Squid-2.5. Regards Henrik
