Re: (repost) why isn't IE4 caching graphics?

[lee@netguide.net]

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On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Stewart McCullough wrote:

> I am setting up a catalog that is searchable either by keyword (via a
> form input field) or by a set of "one-click" searches.  When I use the
> one-click searches everything goes smoothly, but if I do a search by
> entering text into one of my search fields then the results page
> re-loads all of the graphics on the page (yet only for IE4 browsers).  
> This doesn't happen for Netscape browsers, nor does it happen in IE4
> when I use a one-click search.

  This isn't going to help you much, but since noone seems to have replied
yet I thought you might appreciate some observations I have made.

  I think this might be something to do with IE itself and there mightn't
be anything you can do about it (except complain to Microsoft I suppose).
I've notice some truly bizarre behaviour when it comes to IE's caching
abilities.  Especially when used in conjunction with a proxy server.
Holding down "Shift-Reload" doesn't work at all like it should.  Even
"Reload" (or Refresh as the case may be) is dodgy.  What it caches and
when it decides to refresh documents sometimes seems to be completely
arbitary.  Try going to a page with a counter and try clicking reload and
shift-reload a few times (and do it through a proxy server to get even
more spectacular results) to see what I mean.

  Anyway, like I said this isn't really much help to you, but from what
I've seen you might just have to live with the behaviour you describe.
I'm quite happy for someone to prove me wrong though (and I hope someone
does actually).

  Regards,
          Lee.

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Lee Hamilton
Systems Administrator
lee@netguide.net


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