Re: Preventng cacheing
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 30695
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texte = >We have a business issue for a product in the early Requirements Analysis >phase that requires no trace of any web session remain on the user's >computer; read that, the system does not cache any pages, no cookies, etc.This is impossible. You're wasting your time if you think there is any way to prevent a visitor from storing the data your server sends him via http. Once it's on his computer, he gets to keep it -- forever if that's what he wants -- and there is nothing you can do about it. >Does anyone have any ideas in this area, and/or have you experience doing >this?Even if you could force a browser to *not* cache files it receives, the visitor still has the option to save every page as source, or to view the source then copy and paste it into a text file. And image files can always be cached. Like I said, you're wasting your time.You need a proprietary client-sever solution, not the web.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>We have a business issue for a product in the early Requirements Analysis >phase that requires no trace of any web session remain on the user's >computer; read that, the system does not cache any pages, no cookies, etc.This is impossible. You're wasting your time if you think there is any way to prevent a visitor from storing the data your server sends him via http. Once it's on his computer, he gets to keep it -- forever if that's what he wants -- and there is nothing you can do about it. >Does anyone have any ideas in this area, and/or have you experience doing >this?Even if you could force a browser to *not* cache files it receives, the visitor still has the option to save every page as source, or to view the source then copy and paste it into a text file. And image files can always be cached. Like I said, you're wasting your time.You need a proprietary client-sever solution, not the web.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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