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In article <847182824snz@isis.demon.co.uk>,
Ian Smith <ian@isis.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>trodden byways of the web. For a new fetch, the cache is a hindrance 
>rather than a help and it may even be so all the time if it acts as a 
>bottleneck (which I believe it does). A hint to at least make cache use 
>optional if it's added. For what it's worth, turning off the cache does 
>speed up the browser fetches somewhat, but they never approach the speed 

Slow caches are a real problem because they encourage cache defeating,
but the internet just won't scale without caching and certainly won't
support cable modem type access which only makes sense if nearly all
hits are resolved at the cable head end.

Even though avoiding caches may seem faster, I'd discourage bypassing
them by default.
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