=20
> I have not been using the proxy to point to squid and so far it has no
> activity but yet the use mem is at 355356 mb ram.
> is that normal ? below is the details.
>=20
>...

Depending on the size of the configured cache dir(s);
that is perfectly possible.
Check the squid FAQ on mem. usage versus the
size of the cache.

M.=20