[kwlug disc.] should average users have the squid program installed?

[John Van Ostrand]

On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 18:27 -0500, Rick wrote:
> I noticed this app using CPU for a short burst and I just uninstalled it.
> If you're not running a server, is there any advantange/purpose to squid?

Squid is an web proxy for caching web access. So for a regular
workstation you probably don't have a need. I know some users who choose
to cache content that way, but now that I think of it, they were serving
it to other users.

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