May be directory integration.. with a lot of control on users using the proxy. I have tried out Border Manager/Netware5.0 years back (before deciding in favour of squid). At that time we were looking for a proxy server, with access control. BM was a more complete fire wall with proxy/cache as one of its comonents. We did not need all those features at that time. During the trial period BM performed nearly twice better than Netscape proxy/winNT4.0 which we were using till then. But when we tried squid/RedHat7 after BM, it was lightning fast!!
So we chose squid because it was a super performer with all access controll features that we needed at no cost. The organisation that I work for was willing to BUY a proxy and was not much interested much in Linux/free softwares.... times have changed now! If you are really looking for some specific feature with the proxy, please check squid / BM docs. It will be a nice idea to try the proxy out before you make your decision (and let the community know about your results). Regards Sunil >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/04 12:21PM >>> Does Novell's Border manager offer anything better than squid. Or does any commercial solution offer anything that is "useful" which suid does not offer ? On Wednesday 14 July 2004 12:32 pm, Babar Kazmi wrote: > Dear Erkan > > Tough question, as I have never determined proxy servers share and my usage > .. I have been Squid ... > Squid till I die .. > > Regards > > Babar Kazmi. > > >Hi all, > > > >I am actually looking for a market overview regarding Proxy Servers. Does > >something like www.netcraft.com exist for Proxy Servers as well? > > > >Or can someone let me know of a 'recent' statistic regarding Market Size > > and > > >Vendors (Like Squid 80%, Total xyz, MS Proxy 10% Total xyz....) > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > >Erkan Boga
