limit the resources used by <span class=
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>.</p>
- <p>Another relevant limit to keep in mind is the maximum number
- of file descriptors the operating system is enforcing.
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> needs two file
- descriptors for each client request that isn't answered by
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> itself and one for
- each configuration file. Therefore it's reasonable to limit the
- client connections to a bit less that half the number of file
- descriptors Privoxy is allowed to use.</p>
-
<p>If <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is only used by
a single trusted user, limiting the number of client
connections is probably unnecessary. If there are multiple