[thelist] Caching of external javascripts

[Hassan Schroeder]

David.Cantrell at Gunter.AF.mil wrote:
>>One lingering doubt - which hopefully someone can comment on ....
>>Are the headers sent when the file is requested directly actually the same
>>as those sent when the file is included as an external javascript? I don't
>>know how to check the latter situation.
>
> An HTTP request is an HTTP request is an HTTP request, no matter what color
> browser you use or how it handles the request. Technically it should use the
> headers, but hey, who knows?

Absolutely true, but "how to check"?

When in doubt - Ethereal is your friend :-) <http://www.ethereal.com/>

Watch the headers come back from the browser's request directly and
remove all question...

Highly recommended!
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