Re: HTTP Accleration

["dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com" <dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com>]

hi,
   Can't recall what Apache Guide 3 is about but anyhow;-))
> I'm setting up webservices per the Apache Guide 3 server model
> (really, 3 seperate server process on the same webserver, which then came be
> moved to other boxes as necessary) in order to speed up the site
> and make it more scalable.
 ok be sure that you have the patched squid as recently had a bug..
> I have Squid running in http accel. mode sitting on port80->
> I have Apache/mod_perl sitting on another high port to service the dynamic requests.
> I want to put a lightweight (as in, as small footprint as possible) secure, but SSL capable,
> webserver to serve static content (images not in cache) as well as  provide the SSL front-end
> for the mod_perl.
	The author or thttpd website has another server dedicated to SSL IIR.. Mathopd 
absolutely no idea on..  
> Mathopd looks good, or thttpd, but i can't find much information on SSL for them. 
> will wrapping these daemons in stunnel going to be more costly than running a stripped down
> apache with mod_ssl?
IMHO better to use mod_ssl on apache rather than Stunnel for doing http transfrom into 
encrypted. Yes it can do it but not 'really' the right tool for that job YMMV.
Best Regards
dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com