What do you think, is a Squid caching proxy server still useful these days? Personally I used the Squid caching proxy for SOHO networks on SuSE/openSUSE last time some years ago. Internet bandwidth is still limited and never enough. But I am unsure, if it's worth to setup Squid caching proxy servers today. I see a lot of factors, which make the acceleration effect of the caching proxy less effective: * better Internet bandwidth for most users compared with former times * busy caching proxy servers may slow down the traffic * the share of dynamic content is high today * many content can't be cached, because it may be somehow private (HTTPS, authenticated, cookies ...) * even static content is often marked as dynamic and so it can't be cached (HTTPS, cookies, ...) * CDNs cause the problem, that each user gets copies of the same content from different hosts * many requests (AJAX, REST ...) are pure dynamic and can not be cached * users do not expect proxy servers anymore and some browser apps (on mobile devices) can not deal with proxies * client-side caches in browsers may became better I see Squid proxies or other proxies (caching or not) still useful for special use-cases: * reverse proxies (static content can be controlled by you) * black listed or white listed Internet access * other security related use-cases: malware scanner on gateway, leak prevention, proxy-only Internet access, ... Greetings, Björn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org