Re: [squid-users] Re: bad file caching

From: Chris Robertson <crobertson_at_gci.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:51:56 -0800

Volodymyr Kostyrko wrote:
> Chris Robertson wrote:
>> Obviously the object has changed, so you have a few options:
>> * Use the PURGE method with squidclient
>
> That's a onetime shooter. This file is requested daily, so I should
> run it daily to keep it current.

Is this file changed daily?

>
>> * force a refresh with your browser (hold down shift or control when
>> you press the refresh or reload button, use the -r switch with
>> squidclient or --cache=off for wget. fetch does not appear to have a
>> method of forcing a refresh.)
>
> Worked. Same problem - results ain't persistent.
>
>> * Add a cache deny for this domain
>
> Thinking of it.
>
>> * Wait for the freshness calculation to expire (3 days at the most)
>
> And? The file already stuck in cache for 2 month. Waiting some more
> days does literally nothing.

The default refresh_patterns will not keep an object (without expiry
information) cached for more than three days.

>
> I'm just trying to understand is this some flaw in my config or it
> just should work this way.

It should not work this way by default... Share your config, and
perhaps we can help find the cause.

Chris
Received on Tue Aug 26 2008 - 17:51:38 MDT

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