[WEB4LIB] Cleaning Netscape's cache

[Donna Schumann]

We run a login script that deletes all of the cache files when the
computers are logged on. It's free, easy, and works great. This is what
you do:

1. Create a batch file called patron.bat that contains this command,
substituting the path to your version of Netscape's cache file: 

erase /s /q /f "c:\Program Files\Netscape\Navigator\Program\cache\*.*"

2. Copy the patron.bat file to the c:\winnt\system32\repl\scripts\import
folder of whatever system performs the NT authentication. (If the PCs
belong to a domain, you would put the file on the NT server domain
controller.  If the PCs are in a workgroup, you would put the file on each
PC's hard drive.) 

3. Under user manager (on either the domain controller or the individual
PC), select the patron logon, click on the Profile button, and type
patron.bat in the Logon Script field.

4. Login as the patron and watch to make sure that the cache files are
deleted. 

HTH. Donna

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Donna Schumann                  Application System Specialist 
Timberland Regional Library     360-704-4542 FAX: 360-586-6838 
Olympia, Washington             schumann at timberland.lib.wa.us 

On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Kim Lim wrote:

> Our Library has 22 computers connected via LAN and we use Windows NT 4.0
> as our operating system. We use Netscape as our browser to access the
> INTERNET, and our staff have to spend a lot of time cleaning the cache
> files on each computer everyday. I wonder if anybody out there has a more
> effective way to do this task; such as having a program automatically
> cleans the cache files everyday.
> All suggestions are appreciated.
>  
> 
> Kim Lim
> Skyline College
> College of San Mateo District
> 
>