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

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Robert wrote...

> Every User-Agent SHOULD understand Vary, because of:
> Accept-Language
> User-Agent
> Accept-Encoding
>
> headers, which the user agent may change from time to time as the user
> changes their preferences (i.e. by adding 'Spanish' to the list of
> languages they want to see pages in). Server negotiated content will
> Vary according to those headers, and so the user agent should obey Vary,
> and do so with at least minimal attempts at caching (ie IMS requests
> rather than unconditionals).

No argument... but it's now it's just another "Look what they
done to my song, ma" argument.

I am not sure this whole "Vary:" thing can EVER be
straightened out at this point given the MASSIVE
screw-ups going on at ALL levels.

It might take DECADES to get it working 'as designed'.

Microsoft is running the show now.

If MSIE doesn't support Vary... and Microsoft won't
fix it... then "Vary:" is dead meat.

NO ONE will use it.

Later...
Kevin