[squid-users] Re: Re: limit no of requests

Henrik Nordstrom wrote:

> On Sat, 1 Jan 2005, Adam Aube wrote:
>
>>> is it possible to limit the no. of requests/browsers from a client
>>> at a given time
>>
>> "Can I limit the number of connections from a client?"
>>
>> http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-10.html#ss10.22
>
> Yes, but this does not correspond in any easy manner to the question.

True, but it is the closest you can get using Squid, and is probably
reasonably close to what the OP wants.

> The main reason to use this is to trap malfunctioning clients opening way
> too many concurrent connections, not as a means to limit the user
> experience.

And also clients that are deliberately configured to behave this way, such
as some download managers.

Adam
Received on Tue Jan 04 2005 - 13:45:18 MST