Squid 2.6.STABLE5 Description

Squid is a high performance Web proxy cache that can be arranged hierarchically for an improvement in response times and a reduction in bandwith usage. Squid project runs on all popular Unix and Windows platforms.
key features of "Squid": · a full-featured Web proxy cache · designed to run on Unix systems · free, open-source software · the result of many contributions by unpaid (and paid) volunteers Squid supports: · proxying and caching of HTTP, FTP, and other URLs · proxying for SSL · cache hierarchies · ICP, HTCP, CARP, Cache Digests · transparent caching · WCCP (Squid v2.3 and above) · extensive access controls · HTTP server acceleration · SNMP · caching of DNS lookups