[WEB4LIB] IE/Netscape cache riddle

[Thomas Dowling]

>
> Does anyone have an idea of what this could be? Why would Netscape be
able
> to clear its cache but IE only be able to do so outside of our network?
What
> should we be looking for?
>

Get epixtech to document exactly what cache-related HTTP headers they're
sending.  IMO, it isn't your problem until they can demonstrate that they
are doing what they should be doing.

It they're only including a meta http-equiv tag in the page, they aren't
doing what they should.  To control any intermediary caches, you need to
have this in the headers.  A "logout command" doesn't mean anything in
terms of browser or intermediary caches.

You may want to expand your circle of tested browsers.  What does Opera
do, what does Mozilla do, what does Lynx do?  What happens if you twiddle
each browser's cache settings from one extreme to the other?


Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu