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This section contains parameters for the (optional) cache announcement service.
This service is provided to help cache administrators locate one another in
order to join or create cache hierarchies.
An 'announcement' message is sent (via UDP) to the registration service by Squid.
By default, the announcement message is NOT SENT unless you enable it with 'announce_period'
below.
The announcement message includes your hostname, plus the following information
from this configuration file:
All current information is processed regularly and made available on the Web at http://ircache.nlanr.net/Cache/Tracker/
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announce_period |
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Usage |
announce_period time units |
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Description |
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This is how frequently to send cache announcements. To enable announcing your cache, enable this tag |
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Default The default is `0' which disables sending the announcement messages. announce_period 0 |
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Example To send cache announcements every day use this line announce_period 1 day |
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Caution |
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Tag Name |
announce_host announce_port |
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Usage |
announce_host hostname announce_port port |
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Description |
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announce_host and announce_port set the hostname and port number where the registration message will be sent |
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Default Hostname will default to 'tracker.ircache.net' and port will default to 3131. announce_host tracker.ircache.net announce_port 3131 |
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Example announce_host cache.kovaiteam.com announce_port 3131 |
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Caution |
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Tag Name |
announce_file |
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Usage |
announce_file filename |
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Description |
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If the 'filename' argument is given, the contents of that file will be included in the announce message. See also announce_host and announce_port |
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Default |
none |
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Example |
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Caution |
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