[Mod_gzip] "mod_gzip_send_vary=Yes" disables caching on IE? (1.3.26.1a)

Robert Collins mod_gzip@lists.over.net
08 Dec 2002 15:45:13 +1100


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On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 14:47, Jordan Russell wrote:
> "Robert Collins" wrote:
> > This is plain *wrong*. Vary refers to the *request headers* not the
> > *response headers*.
>=20
> Whoops, typo. Using "Vary: Accept-Encoding", however, doesn't change the
> outcome of those tests. As far as I can tell, Vary isn't even parsed by I=
E.
> Just the presence of it causes the browser not to cache the page unless
> there's also a "Content-Encoding: gzip" header, in which case Vary is jus=
t
> ignored(?).

Gotta love quality software.
Rob


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