View Source from cache

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15135
interpreted = N
texte = >I though the View Source button was supposed to display the page from >the browser's cache instead of loading a fresh copy from the server. >Then again, browsers don't always behave the way I think they shouldI imagine that since it's a CGI-generated page, it has a no-cache flag set that forces the browser to reload anyway, even for a View Source. Interesting side-effect, since that means merely viewing the source could cause page counters to increment, purchases to happen twice, etc.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: View Source from cache (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  2. Re: View Source from cache (bob 1997)
  3. Re: View Source from cache (Olin 1997)
  4. Re: View Source from cache (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  5. Re: View Source from cache (Olin 1997)
  6. Re: View Source from cache (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  7. View Source from cache (Grant Hulbert 1997)
>I though the View Source button was supposed to display the page from >the browser's cache instead of loading a fresh copy from the server. >Then again, browsers don't always behave the way I think they shouldI imagine that since it's a CGI-generated page, it has a no-cache flag set that forces the browser to reload anyway, even for a View Source. Interesting side-effect, since that means merely viewing the source could cause page counters to increment, purchases to happen twice, etc.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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