Ignore proxy
Adam Wierzbicki (adamw@icm.edu.pl)
Wed, 2 Apr 1997 13:28:30 +0200 (MET DST)
Please ignore this message if it is a FAQ.
I wanted to know if there is a way for a proxy to tell a client
any/all of the following things:
1. Ignore me and fetch this document yourself. (but if you call me
again I might change my mind.)
1a. Ignore me for some time.
2. I will not fetch this for you. (the "Not Authorized" response?)
2a. I will not cache this for you.
I see this as a way (analagous to "Come Back Later") for a very busy
proxy to tell clients that they are on their own. Also, a caching
proxy might want to tell a user agent that it will not cache its
requests. Of course, there are problems with proxies which are
gateways -- they should never refuse proxying, but still might refuse
caching.
Thank you in advance.