Prevent Proxy Caching of xyplorer.com

[RalphM]

The proxy server used in my work environment makes it a real PITA to view this forum and to download new beta's.
I had a chat with one of our IT guys about it and he told me, the easiest way to prevent caching by our proxy server would be if caching was switched off on the xyplorer.com website itself.

Don't ask me how to do it, but I would be grateful for a solution to this...

[admin]

The proxy server used in my work environment makes it a real PITA to view this forum and to download new beta's.
I had a chat with one of our IT guys about it and he told me, the easiest way to prevent caching by our proxy server would be if caching was switched off on the xyplorer.com website itself.

Don't ask me how to do it, but I would be grateful for a solution to this...

Could you ask the IT guy how to do it? (I know a couple of ways but there are many and with subtle differences, so maybe he can spare me the research.)

[CyGho]

Isn't it just done by using meta-tags?

Some info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q234067/

[admin]

Isn't it just done by using meta-tags?

Some info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q234067/

Oh, I know. But, as I said, there are many ways to do it.

[RalphM]

Could you ask the IT guy how to do it? (I know a couple of ways but there are many and with subtle differences, so maybe he can spare me the research.)

Will do on Monday...

[RalphM]

I did do it that Monday in November, but the mail was lost somehow, so it took two months to get that question answered, sorry about that.

So here's the answer finally:
He had mostly used the meta tag Response.CacheControl = "no-cache" so far, but after reading the MS article, he agreed, that using the Response.Expires = -1 would probably be the better choice.

[admin]

I did do it that Monday in November, but the mail was lost somehow, so it took two months to get that question answered, sorry about that.

So here's the answer finally:
He had mostly used the meta tag Response.CacheControl = "no-cache" so far, but after reading the MS article, he agreed, that using the Response.Expires = -1 would probably be the better choice.

Ah, finally I can sleep in peace again!

[RalphM]

Ah, finally I can sleep in peace again!

Meaning, you're gonna stop the proxy caching of XYplorer.com in the near future?

[admin]

Ah, finally I can sleep in peace again!

Meaning, you're gonna stop the proxy caching of XYplorer.com in the near future?

I wonder: Would it be enough to do it for the download.htm page? I'll try that. I'll let you know...

[admin]

Ah, finally I can sleep in peace again!

Meaning, you're gonna stop the proxy caching of XYplorer.com in the near future?

I wonder: Would it be enough to do it for the download.htm page? I'll try that. I'll let you know...

Since 20081210 I use this in download.htm:

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<meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache">
<meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache">
<meta http-equiv="expires" content="0">

So it did not help?

Well, if the downloaded file itself is cached independently of download.htm, then I don't know how I could stop that.

[RalphM]

Don't know since I haven't tried to download betas at work for months...

Will check the next couple of days and report back.

[RalphM]

Just checked and the problem still persists, though I only had to download it twice until I got the current beta.
Before I had to do it up to five times until it worked.
Will keep an eye on this the next days and keep you posted.

[RalphM]

Just checked with the current beta.
Took me five downloads again, until I finally had the current beta.

[admin]

Just checked with the current beta.
Took me five downloads again, until I finally had the current beta.

Try it with Firefox. I heard it might help.

[RalphM]

Try it with Firefox. I heard it might help.

I would if I could, but IE is company standard and therefore not possible.