Re: ISA 2004 Caching Issues

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I really need to get a copy!

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"Kevin Longley" <kwlongley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Tom Schinders ISA2004 book states that active caching is no longer
> implemented even though the configuration tab still exists.
>
> "Tristan Kington [MSFT]" <tristank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> 63 is on the high side in my experience; what I most frequently saw from
>> largeish installations with ISA 2000 was in the low 30's when left at
>> defaults.
>>
>> There are tweaks that can be made to cache policy rules, I've messed
>> about with fairly aggressive policies for some sites that seem to work
>> pretty well, but what works for one site often tends to muck up another.
>> If your traffic is predominantly to a bunch of major sites, you could
>> implement more aggressive cache policy rules to see if that helps.
>>
>> To address a possible misconception: Active Caching is still around -
>> from the Help:
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>> To configure active caching
>> In the console tree of ISA Server Management, click Cache.
>> Where?
>>
>> Microsoft ISA Server 2004
>> Server_Name
>> Configuration
>> Cache
>> On the Tasks tab, click Configure Cache Settings.
>> On the Active Caching tab, select the Enable active caching check box.
>> Do one of the following:
>> If you want to refresh and revalidate previously cached objects before
>> they expire, click Frequently.
>> If you want to balance between fast response and network load, click
>> Normally.
>> If you do not want to add to the network load, click Less frequently.
>>
>> HTH
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