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Subject: RE: FLASH: Flash files sticking in the cache
From: Ernie Tamandl
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 08:24:32 +0100

Try using the expires metatag -

<META http-equiv="Expires" content="Tue, 04 Dec 1993 00:00:00 GMT">

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From: #LCARS [camattic [dot] ch (mailto:camattic [dot] ch)]
Sent: Thursday, 29 June 2000 6:07 PM
To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com
Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash files sticking in the cache


dhollindenatSonicFoundry [dot] com wrote:

> How do you all deal with Flash files sticking in the viewer's cache?
>
> If I make a minor update to a file that's been live on our site for
awhile,
> I need to clear my cache to see it. I assume that others do also. Often
I
> rename the new version of the file just to make sure it gets downloaded.
Is
> there any easier way? Are there criteria for when the browser will
download
> a new file rather than use the cached one? Flash files seem particularly
> sticky.
>
> Thanks,
>

I think there is a "clean reload" option on the different browsers. I don't
know the shortcuts but for instance Netscape is Cmd-Opt-R or something.


-Dominik


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