[ale] Temp Cache

[Chris Paquin]

Hey, how's the new job...


On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 07:47 -0400, Allan Neal wrote:
> In firefox you can also set the settings to clear cache on exit.  It is in the
> Preferences->Privacy settings at the bottom right, the button labeled
> "Settings...".
> 
> Allan
> 
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 07:49:47PM -0400, James Sumners wrote:
> > Oops. I forgot to address the second question.
> > 
> > If you want Firefox to not cache anything at all, you can do it a
> > couple of ways. The easiest would be to go to Firefox's preferences
> > pane and set the cache size to zero under "Privacy > Cache". Or you
> > could type "about:config" in the URL bar and press enter; from there
> > set "browser.cache.disk.enable" to false (type "cache" in the search
> > field to find it quicker). And for no cache AT ALL set
> > "browser.cache.memory.enable" to false. Personally, I set the disk
> > cache to false and leave the memory cache enabled. That way I don't
> > have to wait on my hard drive when surfing. Stuff like cookies are
> > still stored to disk, though.
> > 
> > Also, Fedora is the distribution. It doesn't do any caching. Firefox
> > (et al.) is the web browser. It does the caching.
> > 
> > On 9/25/06, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > ~/.mozilla/firefox/<whatever your profile is>/Cache
> > >
> > > Your profile will be an alphanumeric sequence; usually suffixed with ".default".
> > >
> > > Of course, this is assuming you are using Firefox (as your earlier
> > > email suggests). Other browsers will store their cache in different
> > > hidden directories. E.G. `~/.opera/cache` for Opera.
> > >
> > > On 9/25/06, Terry Bailey <terry at bitlinx.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > In Windows, the temporary Internet files are stored in:
> > > >
> > > >         Documents and Settings/John Doe/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know where these files are stored in Fedora Core 5?
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to keep Fedora from doing temporary caching by removing this
> > > > directory?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Terry Bailey
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > --
> > > James Sumners
> > > http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
> > >
> > > "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> > > pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> > > is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> > > drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
> > >
> > > Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
> > > CH:D 59
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > James Sumners
> > http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
> > 
> > "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> > pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> > is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> > drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
> > 
> > Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
> > CH:D 59
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