Re: Redirection

> It's a MUST NOT in RFC 2616 as far as caching ? URIs without explicit
> expiry information:
> 
>    We note one exception to this rule: since some applications have
>    traditionally used GETs and HEADs with query URLs (those containing a
>    "?" in the rel_path part) to perform operations with significant side
>    effects, caches MUST NOT treat responses to such URIs as fresh unless
>    the server provides an explicit expiration time. This specifically
>    means that responses from HTTP/1.0 servers for such URIs SHOULD NOT be
>    taken from a cache. See section [41]9.1.1 for related information.
> 
> <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec13.html#sec13.9>
> 
I was two steps ahead of myself and assuming that everyone explicitly sets as 
much cache information as they can in their applications!

A stupid assumption on my part.

--
Jon Hanna
<http://www.hackcraft.net/>
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Received on Thursday, 13 November 2003 05:00:05 UTC