Posted by Grant Robertson on 04/06/07 20:13

In article <Bcydne34br4OEovbnZ2dnUVZ8qSnnZ2d@giganews.com>,
richarddaly@yahoo.co.uk says...
> I have deleted all the history and cookie files in both IE and Firefox, but
> a changed page on my website refuses to update itself. I've redownloaded
> that same page, to be sure I hadn't uploaded the wrong one.
>
> (Opera is my main browser, and I can only selectively delete history files
> and cookies with it, otherwise a metric tonne of stuff would be lost.)
>
> I've tried rebooting my computer after cookie deletion, and control+F5 (and
> F5 on its own).
>
> I've even uploaded *all* of the website files, overwriting the old ones.
>
> All to no avail.
>
> My OS is W2K.
>
> What on earth could be causing this?

Ah ha! I bet there is a proxy server somewhere between you and the web
server that is still caching the old version of the page. I bet it goes
away if you just wait a few days but reappears if you view it and change
it within a certain time period.

Check with your sys-admin or ISP to see if they run a proxy server.

This could also be caused by any kind of "internet accelerator" programs
you may have on your PC or similar services from your ISP. These are just
dumbed down names for a proxy server.

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