[squid-users] purge + load question

Hey all,

I have a quick question about what really happens when you purge an
object from the cache.

I've done a few tests loading a purging objects and I've found that if
I load an object in cache, purge it, then load it again, the re-loaded
object already has an 'age' set.

eg.

Load object.
Purge object

Re-Load #1:

  X-Cache: MISS from cache.host
  X-Cache-Lookup: MISS from cache.host:80

Re-Load #2:

  Age: 266
  X-Cache: HIT from cache.host
  X-Cache-Lookup: HIT cache.host:80

Why is age already at 266 seconds? Is the object still indexed in some
way even when it's been purged?

I'm using squid 2.6 stable4, but I'm assuming this behaviour is pretty
universal.

Thanks!

-- 
Dan Thomson
Systems Engineer
Peer1 Network
1000 555 West Hastings
Vancouver, BC
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866-683-7747
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