Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:33:26 -0400 (EDT) | From | jamal <> | Subject | Re: RFC: per-socket statistics on received/dropped packets |
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On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Lincoln Dale wrote:
> At 08:11 AM 12/06/2002 -0400, Horst von Brand wrote: > >General dislike for adding features of _extremely_ limited (debugging!) use? > > i would imagine that every installation of Squid on linux is interested in > having _realistic transaction logs_ of exactly how much data was received > and transmitted on a TCP connection. > > i know of many many folk who use transaction logs from HTTP caches for > volume-based billing. > right now, those bills are anywhere between 10% to 25% incorrect. > > you call that "extremely limited"? >
Surely, you must have better ways to do accounting than this -- otherwise you deserve to loose money.
> > of course, i am doing exactly what Dave said to do -- maintaining my own > out-of-kernel patch -- but its a pain, i'm sure it will soon conflict with > stuff and is a damn shame - it isn't much code, but Dave seems pretty > steadfast that he isn't interested. >
You havent proven why its needed. And from the looks of it you dont even need it. If 3 people need it, then i would like to ask we add lawn mower support that my relatives have been asking for the last 5 years.
cheers, jamal
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