Re: 2nd try: HTTP Header 'Expires after' x days--after when?

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From: Jerry III (jerryiii_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/06/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 21:11:52 -0800

Why don't you check that yourself?

Just use WFetch (part of IIS 6 RK, but it's downloadable on its own) or
wfetch or even telnet and request the file. Then check the response headers.

Jerry

"Michael Flanagan" <mflanagan@MJFlanagan.delete.this.nospam.com> wrote in
message news:4022dd3a.28381089@news.viawest.net...
> I posted this earlier (as part of a larger question) and got some good
> feedback from Egbert Nierop, but I still have an open question:
>
> I go into the properties for an object (Internet Information
> Services), such as a .jpg file, or even a directory, and go to the
> HTTP Headers tab, I check 'Enable content expiration.' One of the
> choices is 'Expire after', where I can then specify a number of
> minutes, days, etc. 'Expire after' when? After the user first
> requests it? After the object's creation date? After its modified
> date? After some other date/time?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael
> Regards,
> Michael
>
> mflanagan@MJFlanagan.nospam.com
> <remove the 'nospam'>
>

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