IE 6 Caching problem

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Don

When I upload via ftp, an updated html file that already
exists on the web server, I cannot get the file to display
the new information in IE6. I can click on the file on the
web server and the new information will be displayed. If I
use another type of browser the information is updated.
Also when I use a friends computer the web page has the
new information showing in IE6. I have deleted the files
and cleared the history under "Internet Options." I am at
my wits end. I am not using a code generator.

Thanks for any help
 
Hi,
Do you see the new version of the page if you use the Refresh button (or F5)
in IE?

You might try selecting "Check for newer versions..." "Every visit to the
page" in Internet Options> General> Temporary Internet files> settings.

Don
 
No. I do not see the new version when I press F5. But if I
load Mozilla or Netscape, the updated page appears. It
also appears in other IE 6 browsers. The problem seems to
be unique to the computer I use for the upload. The
correct version of the page is on the web server. I tried
to use the "check for updates every time" but to no avail.
I checked the knowledge base and nothing that would help
me.
-----Original Message-----
Hi,
Do you see the new version of the page if you use the Refresh button (or F5)
in IE?

You might try selecting "Check for newer
Click to expand...
versions..." "Every visit to the
page" in Internet Options> General> Temporary Internet files> settings.

Don
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MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.

"Don" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
When I upload via ftp, an updated html file that already
exists on the web server, I cannot get the file to display
the new information in IE6. I can click on the file on the
web server and the new information will be displayed. If I
use another type of browser the information is updated.
Also when I use a friends computer the web page has the
new information showing in IE6. I have deleted the files
and cleared the history under "Internet Options." I am at
my wits end. I am not using a code generator.

Thanks for any help
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No. I do not see the new version when I press F5.
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Looks as if there's an intermediate cache in the path.
The only provision that IE has for this case is pressing Ctrl-F5
All that does though is make requests as if nothing is known
about the page. (E.g. as if none of it is cached by the client.)

If the intermediate cache still returns its copy in that case
there are a few tricks you can try to force it through to the host server
- append a ? to the URL (to try to make the cache think it is a CGI
request
- switch to https: protocol
Both only work if the host server interprets the requests correctly.
In the latter case you may have to override the default port (443)
back to the port 80.

Otherwise you will need to get help from the operator of the cache
(or wait for its contents to expire).


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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But if I load Mozilla or Netscape, the updated page appears.
It also appears in other IE 6 browsers. The problem seems to
be unique to the computer I use for the upload. The
correct version of the page is on the web server. I tried
to use the "check for updates every time" but to no avail.
I checked the knowledge base and nothing that would help
me.
-----Original Message-----
Hi,
Do you see the new version of the page if you use the Refresh button (or F5)
in IE?

You might try selecting "Check for newer
Click to expand...
versions..." "Every visit to the
page" in Internet Options> General> Temporary Internet files> settings.

Don
--
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.

"Don" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
When I upload via ftp, an updated html file that already
exists on the web server, I cannot get the file to display
the new information in IE6. I can click on the file on the
web server and the new information will be displayed. If I
use another type of browser the information is updated.
Also when I use a friends computer the web page has the
new information showing in IE6. I have deleted the files
and cleared the history under "Internet Options." I am at
my wits end. I am not using a code generator.

Thanks for any help
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