[squid-users] [ext] Squid quits while starting?!

[Dave Blanchard]

I'm in no mood for your bullshit. Pretending as if the daemon has successfully launched but just silently failing with no warning, then requiring me to jump through hoops to dig up some completely meaningless error message that I have to Google for is OBVIOUSLY NOT how it's done. 

Every other piece of software on the planet knows better, so maybe get a clue.

There have been countless books written on proper user interface design; try reading one.