[squid-users] Squid eating too much memory

CacheMgr output:
Memory accounted for:
        Total accounted: 1323944 KB

Memory usage using top(1):
   PID USERNAME THR PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME WCPU COMMAND
29601 squid 29 20 0 2533M 2465M kserel 92:12 0.00% squid

Almost twice as much memory! Any hints?

Number of clients accessing cache: 517
Normally load is within 500-1500 clients.

Squid 2.6.16
FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p8

Port compiled with all options unchecked and both AUFS & KQUEUE checked
(as per "make config" and /var/db/ports/squid/options)
Received on Sat Oct 20 2007 - 23:29:47 MDT