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Re: cache cookies?
From: James Taylor <jhtaylor () BIGFOOT COM>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 01:59:45 -0500
On Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 01:17:53AM +0100, Szilveszter Adam wrote: <snips excellent content>
I would suggest instead that disk caches normally not be used, because then at least these cache items would not be persistent across sessions but provide the necessary boost during the session using memory cache. This is only a partial solution but if you close the browser often enough (which you should do anyway if you visited a sensitive site because of possible cross-site scripting problems) then it is not as bad. It is possible with Netscape, I do not know if it is under IE or Opera.
One nit to pick. Disk cache is necessary in Netscape for printing. Stupid, yes. Also a convenience most users want. -J
Current thread:
- Re: cache cookies?, (continued)
- Re: cache cookies? Thomas Reinke (Dec 15)
- Re: cache cookies? James N. Potts (Dec 16)
- Re: cache cookies? Dan Harkless (Dec 16)
- Re: cache cookies? MadHat (Dec 18)
- Re: cache cookies? Steve Shockley (Dec 16)
- Re: cache cookies? Rossen Raykov (Dec 16)
- Re: cache cookies? Nick Lamb (Dec 18)
- Re: cache cookies? Thomas Reinke (Dec 18)
- Re: cache cookies? Kee Hinckley (Dec 16)
- Re: cache cookies? Szilveszter Adam (Dec 18)
- Re: cache cookies? James Taylor (Dec 19)
- Re: cache cookies? Szilveszter Adam (Dec 18)
- Re: cache cookies? Rob Lemos (Dec 18)
- Re: cache cookies? Wham Bang (Dec 18)
- Re: cache cookies? Lincoln Yeoh (Dec 19)
- Re: cache cookies? Wham Bang (Dec 19)
- Re: cache cookies? Thomas Reinke (Dec 15)