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A 1 year cache time doesn't force the browser to hang on to it for a year, it just lets the browser know that if it's seen that resource in the last year it sho
by fooey 9y ago
A 1 year cache time doesn't force the browser to hang on to it for a year, it just lets the browser know that if it's seen that resource in the last year it shouldn't bother getting it again. The browser is still free to dump whatever it wants to reduce its footprint.
- jrochkind1 9y agoOf course the browser/agent still can with a response tagged immutable too. There will never be a standard that _forces_ agents to hold on to cached content regardless of their disk space availability and needs. But the immutable keyword gives an additional clue to the agent about semantics, to inform caching.