[DGP] is working on making use of [MetaKit] within the Tcl Web
Server, also known as [TclHttpd].  Here are some notes on his
observations and experiences.
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[Jeff Smith] wrote - I am heading down this path also. I would like to share my idea and hopefully get some feedback as to whether this is feasible. 

I hope to create a Database so my Squid proxy/cache server can authenticate users before they go to the Internet. I will use [TclHttpd] wrapped as a [starkit] installed on the Squid box to provide the server front end to the Database. The Squid client authentication program will be a Starkit using the http package to delivery the "username" and "password" to TclHttpd for authentication. Also I want my users to be able to change their own passwords, so that should be possible via a form on the TclHttpd server. Also an "Administrator" form to add more users. I don't know if this can all happen at the same time, I am reading the MetaKit documentation at the moment and noticed there is an issue about concurrency!

Down the track as I become more familiar with Metakit, parse(is that the correct term) the Squid access.log file with Tcl into individual user db files for reporting or billing etc. and have them accessible via TclHttpd. Users should be able to access there own reports on TclHttpd using the same authentication scheme as above.

Finally if this all works, share this with the Squid Community, promote Tcl and demonstrate what I think is a very powerfull combination, TclHttpd and Tclkit.
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