> technically, you can't enforce something like this into the
> protocol, since it can be easily circumvented and undetected. i
> assert it will be if such a mechanism is offered.
The expiry mechanism can be relatively easily circumvented, but
nonetheless most of the time it isn't. If the cache *by default*
passes back statistics to servers, then most of the time it will be
left to behave in that way. You can't enforce *anything* with the
protocol :) but you if you make it possible, you take a step forward
from the current situation.
Cheers;
Nat