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Browser caching is a process by which your browser save files to disk. These files may be pictures, audio/video, or html page files. When you tell your browser to view a page that you have already viewed in the past, instead of loading the page from the Internet, the browser shows you the page you looked at in the past. It utilizes its cache file to accomplish this. This is commonly referred to as browser caching.
Browser cache files were developed while the Internet was still in its infancy. At the time it made sense. The first modems were very slow (110 or 300 baud. Today's dial-up modems are 56600 baud) and caching files that were repeatedly downloaded saved time.
Today browser caching makes less sense. If you have any type of high-speed connection you don't need to use a cache file. If you're on dial-up you may or may not need a cache file, depending upon the types of webpages you view.
Vampire Rave is a dynamic site. This means Vampire Rave pages (and the content they contain) are constantly changing. When you use a browser cache file you will probably not see the site the way it currently exists.
The problem of browser caching at Vampire Rave is most pronounced in the area of profile pictures. As an example, a member uploads new profile pictures. When the member looks at their profile, they still see their old pictures.
The new pictures are on the Vampire Rave server. But the member's browser doesn't even bother to connect to the Vampire Rave server. The new pictures are not downloaded. Instead, the browser serves up the old pictures that are stored on the member's disk (the cache file).
It is strongly recommended that all Vampire Rave members disable browser caching. The problem is compounded because most browsers install with caching enabled by default. How you disable browser caching will vary depending upon your browser and its version.
For most browsers, clicking reload (or refresh) from the page you suspect is cached will force the browser to download the page again and show it correctly. This does not fix the overall problem of browser caching, but it will help in some instances.
To disable page caching in Internet Explorer 6.0 do the following:
Pull down Tools/Internet Options
Click the tab General
Under Temporary Internet Files click Settings
Check Every visit to the page
Click OK twice
To disable page caching in Firefox do the following:
In the address bar type 'about:config'
Click okay on the warning message
Scroll down to browser.cache.memory.enable
If it's set to 'false', page caching is off. If it's set to 'true', page caching is enabled. To disable it, left click on it, select 'Toggle'. The value should now read 'false'
Repeat the above procedure for browser.cache.disk.enable
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