What is a "sane" setting for maxdsize when running amd64? it seems many normal suggestions do not apply.

Wed Aug 22 04:57:30 PDT 2007

> >> You should configure squid to use no more than about 60 - 70% of the
> >> available physical RAM-- ie, set the cache_mem parameter to about 2.5
> >> or 3GB.
> >>
> >
> > Better yet, don't run Squid at all.
>
> Ok, then what do you recommend instead of Squid?

Varnish.

http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/

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