How do users configure browsers to use AAPTs cache directly?
Should I set up my own cache? It is a very good idea to set up your own cache; it will improve the speed of service to your customers even more and will further reduce your traffic costs, because requests satisfied by your cache do not travel to Connect, reducing the amount of bandwidth you use. How do I protect against my own cache failing? If you implement your own cache you should set up a Netscape auto configuration file which directs your users to AAPT’s proxy if yours should fail (see above). Should TTL (time to live) settings be used? TTL settings allow you to control how long objects stay in your cache. They should be set according to object type to maximise the efficiency of your cache. Hypertext (.html) objects should have a low TTL while most others can be set higher. If you do not use TTL settings, pages may become outdated in the cache. Your customers will realise this and reload pages in order to ensure they have up-to-date data, defeating the purpose of having a cache. W
