cache clearing

[Jeff Bobicki]

Hi Lin ... 

You have a great idea here ... a little glitch though. The batch file
"assumes" the locations you specify. In the case of the Netscape Cache, it
usually does not reside in the location you use ... it lives mostly in:

c:\progra~1\Netscape\Users\Default\Cache

and the cache for IE usually lives in:

c:\Windows\Tempor~1\

Contrary to popular beliefs, the existence of the Cache does considerably
improve the performance of these browsers. I advise against the wholesale
"dumping of the cache". 

When I designed Librowse, this was a major issue and I had several
libraries participate in a study where some "dumped the cache" and some did
not. In every case, the dumped cache users had to reload images from the
net while the others used cached images. The cached users had consistently
faster response and were generally happier.

This is particularly useful for schools that often re-visit a site for each
class during a schoolday. If the cache is working correctly, it GREATLY
minimizes net time and improves the experience.

Best Regards

Jeff Bobicki
Technical Consultant  Colorado Southwest Regional Library System
http://home.amigo.net/bobicki/   

At 03:15 PM 5/27/98 -0700, HOL  Lin Light wrote:
>We were having some trouble with various parts of our internet service to
>the public and it seemed that most of it was attributable to cache and
>temp files.  So I went through a number of posting on this listserve and
>ended up taking the idea of a batch file to solve the trouble.
>
>I wrote the following and made a shortcut on the desktops of our internet
>and ref. PCs.   This was so if things get slow just run the batch file and
>let the user clean out the files.
>Oh this is for win95
>
>deltree/y c:\progra~1\netscape\naviga~1\cache\*.*
>
>deltree/y c:\windows\tempor~1\*.*
>
>deltree/y c:\windows\temp\*.*
>exit
>
>also create a dos directory and copy command.com into it.
>Another little tip.  If you run dos programs in win95  you may find that
>they run alot happier if you have a dos directory with only command.com in
>it.  
>The first line is for netscape the next IE and the last win95 temp files.
>You will need to go into propetries and ajust for exit with finished etc.
>I chose the lightning bolt from the cloud icon.
>
>Lin.
>
>
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>Lin Light
>Head of Technical and Automated Services
>Herrick District Library
>300 South River Ave.
>Holland, Michigan  49423   USA
>voice:   616-355-3109
>FAX:     616-355-1426
>E-mail:  llight at lakeland.lib.mi.us	
>E-mail:  llight at macnet.org
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