Caching problems

[Brandon Berg]

I've been having caching problems with IE recently. Specifically, the cache
didn't work. At all. Nothing that went into the "Temporary Internet Files"
directory ever came out. For example, when I clicked on the Back button, it
would always refresh the page rather than loading from the cache. When going
back to a page generated from a form, (for example, search results at
Amazon), I would get the "Page Expired" error, and I'd have to refresh and
choose to resend the results. Finally, when downloading a file, if I chose
to Open it rather than Save it, IE would download the file, and then, when
trying to execute, I would get an error saying that it was unable to find
it. If I chose to Save it to another location, I could then Open it once the
download was completed.

Fortunately, all this went away when I cleared the cache. Is this a known
issue? I couldn't find anything about it in the KB or the Google archives. I
don't know how to reproduce it consistently, but I can provide more
information about my configuration if that would be useful.

Brandon Berg

 

[Charlie Tame]

The TIF file causes a number of problems which unfortunately give errors
that don't really point directly to the cause. Yes I'd say it is a known
issue however some pages like forms will not be recoverable, you'll have to
re-submit.. that's a security measure to cover the example where you are
doing your online banking and leave the machine for a few minutes... someone
walks in and uses the back button to see your typed details etc. The
automatic clearing setting has always seemed to work well enough for me but
it doesn't seem to for some so I think manual clearing is a good idea...
main thing is though when something odd happens try clearing the TIF first
even if it seems unrelated.

Charlie