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diff --git a/www/squirm/pkg-descr b/www/squirm/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c93f36cc3c0a --- /dev/null +++ b/www/squirm/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Squirm is a fast & configurable redirector for the Squid. + +Squirm has the following features: + + -Very, very fast + -Virtually no memory usage + -It can re-read it's config files while running by sending it a HUP signal + -Interactive test mode for checking new configs + -Full regular expression matching and replacement + -Config files for patterns and IP addresses. + -If you mess up the config file, Squirm runs in Dodo Mode so your squid + keeps working :-) + +It has been written because the existing redirector scripts used too much +memory and all were too slow for Squids that receive a lot of requests. + +It can handle nifty things like file mirrors with the regex pattern replacement +strings, and do site blocking - useful for schools. It could also do such +things as banner add rewriting, and just about anything else :-) + +WWW: http://www.senet.com.au/squirm/ + +- Maxim Sobolev +sobomax@altavista.net |