Problems downloading files with CACHE-CONTROL header

Hey DBW,

 

 

I realize that you might be looking for workarounds to this, but have you considered taking the other tack and checking with MS for a fix or other ways to handle the issue? They, or their forums, might have more info on how to work around this MS bug.

 

 

Here is some additional info:

 

 

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812935

 

 

SYMPTOMS

 

When you try to open a Microsoft Office document or a PDF file by typing an HTTPS Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the document on the Address bar in Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the document may not open, and you may receive the following error message:

 

 

Internet Explorer cannot download document.pdf from server

 

 

CAUSE

 

This issue may occur if any one or more of the following conditions are true:

 

•The Do not save encrypted pages to disk check box is selected in Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1.

 

•The server sends the "Cache-Control: No Store" header.

 

•The server sends the "Cache-Control: No Cache" header.

 

 

RESOLUTION

 

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article.

 

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Aaron