Re: [squid-users] FTP Cache

> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, [ISO-8859-1] "Stephan Müller" wrote:
>
> > I've a problem to cache files from a ftp-server. We get get them over
> HTTP
> > (GET ftp://192.168.../FILE.OCX).
> > Squid cache them, if they are fresh. After the file get stale, he take
> the
> > file again from the ftp-server. Also the file is not modified. He
> doesn't
> > check the file on the ftp-server weather it is the same or newer.
>
> Squid does check with the FTP server, but the FTP server must support such
> checks for this to work (MDTM FTP command).
>
> Regards
> Henrik

yes, my FTP server (proFTPd) supports MDTM, but always after MDTM he does a
RETR and send the file. Why cannot squid look on the file weather it is
newer and only if it is newer send this file.

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