ons 2009-08-05 klockan 07:58 -0700 skrev Ric: > I've recently been made aware that Apache supports something called > "end-to-end reload" (apparently documented in http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.9.4) > . > > I'm curious if Squid exhibits similar behavior. Yes, by default unless you override it. > The way the Apache developers appear to interpret this spec, a > *request* containing a "Cache-Control: no-cache" header will > essentially "purge" the Apache's cache during a forced reload request > to the backend. Previously I had assumed that a client-initiated > forced reload would just bypass any proxy caches without touching the > cached entries themselves, except for the client's cache. Is this not > the way Squid behaves? Well, while it is true that the no-cache request in itself do not touch the cache Squid still acts on the response. Regards Henrik
