IE 6.0 and Image File requests

[Chandar]

Dear All,

Would like to know how Internet Explorer handles requests for images
(gifs, jpgs).

In particular i would like to know on what basis does IE decide to
resend requests for images.
Is it a time bound action ? If yes, what is the default time that it
waits before it sends the request again.

I am using IE 6.0 to test against my own server that is compliant with
HTTP protocol.
I frequently see requests for the same image in my html coming in
multiple times within fraction of seconds. [ I have only one reference
to the image].

Niether am i closing the socket on the server side before sending the
response for IE to send the request.

Any pointers would be welcome.

Thanks in Advance,

Chandar

 

[Chandar]

Sorry forgot to tell that i use HTTPS to access my webserver through IE
6.0

 

[Louis Solomon [SteelBytes]]

from memory, IE6 doesn't by default cache anything (including images) over
HTTPS.