"no-cache" tag not working

**DynaMike** · Feb 4, 2000, 13:59

Hello All,

I put a 'no-cache' tag in the head of one of my HTML docs and I still have to clean out my browser's cache, even after I've realoaded the page by clicking the refresh button in IE 5.0.

Here's the header, take a look and let me know if I missed something. Do I need to move it closer to the top?

<html>
<head>
<title>Cosmic Custom Airbrush Q&A Message Board</title>
<meta name="keywords" content="cosmic custom airbrush,paint,airbursh,custom,cars,motorcycles,vans,trucks,helmets,t-shirts,tshirts,painting supplies,tips,harley-davidson,harley,honda,acura,volkswagon,aloha,hawaiian,art,">
<meta name="description" content="Cosmic Custom Airbrush - Hawaii's premier custom airbrush studio specializing in motorcycles and helmets, cars, trucks, vans, and anything else that can be painted.">
<meta name="content" content="general">
<meta name="rating" content="all ages">
<meta name="author" content="C and M Web Design">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta content="no-cache" http-equiv="Pragma">
<style type="text/css">

</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#000099" vlink="#000099">

Thanks,

Mike

**Hierophant** · Feb 4, 2000, 14:17

Not all browsers support this tag as with any other tag. While the W3C puts out a recommended list of Tags for a HTML specification, the browser company gets to decide whether or not they it and to what extant. I believe that Microsoft's implementation of this tag is spotty at best and it should be used with caution.

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jbm · Feb 4, 2000, 14:27

Well,
there is a known bug in Netscape ( http://www.jp.netscape.com/security/notes/nocache.html ). In IE theres is also a bug (surprise, surprise) the description and fix are at http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q222/0/64.ASP

jbm

**DynaMike** · Feb 4, 2000, 14:43

I checked the documentation you pointed to and I think I'll give it a shot. Thanks a lot!

jbm · Feb 4, 2000, 15:42

welcome

**DynaMike** · Feb 4, 2000, 19:17

The Netscape issue was null as it worked just fine in Netscape, but with IE, it still won't do what I want it to and I'm applying the code suggested.
It's a simple forum at http://www.cosmicairbrush.com/forum/. Please take a look and let me know what's going on.

Mike

**DynaMike** · Feb 5, 2000, 00:16

I just tried it and it worked just fine for me too. But if you still have time, another look would be greatly appreciated.

Mike

jbm · Feb 5, 2000, 09:53

it seemed to work fine for me, the page wasn't cached. I also looked at your code and didn't see anything that would make it not work... i'll look at it again tonight just to make sure.

jbm

**fluffer** · Feb 6, 2000, 16:40

Hello,

Try this code, it might work:

<meta http-equiv="expires" content="0">

-Jason Weinstein
weinstein@sympatico.ca
http://www.maximumedge.com

**DynaMike** · Feb 6, 2000, 20:56

Fluffer,

We got it to work, butI'll definately add that bit of code to my bag of tricks

jbm · Feb 7, 2000, 05:44

DynaMike, I just looked at it again and it seems to work just fine.

jbm

**DynaMike** · Feb 7, 2000, 11:49

Yeah, it's working just fine! Thanks for all your help!

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