Re: lynx-dev Re: lynx timeline

[Leonid Pauzner]

4-Jun-2003 13:49 Ilya Zakharevich wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 01:43:59PM -0700, Ilya Zakharevich wrote:
>> >   f) If a document is in the cache (or the rendering is in memory), on
>> >      reload it should not be cleared from the cache until the
>> >      connection to the server is opened; if the connection fails, the
>> >      user should have a choice to reuse the old version;
>>
>> Leonid asks for names for .cfg entries.

>> f) "Connection failed (reason); use previous version ([yes]/no): "

> As Leonid noticed, we need to set up the purge policy; the current
> (unacceptable) one is to purge before attempting to reload; but
> purging only if the download is successfully completed also looks
> flawed.

What if the connection too slow and user interrupted with 'z',
and the previous copy was interrupted by the user either?
Which copy to use?

> What about purging when HEAD is processed?

No problem. HEAD request and GET request are different HTParentAnchor0
entries in the adult_table.

> Ilya

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