Re: Caching Servers Considered Harmful (was: Re: Finger URL)

Fisher Mark (FisherM@is3.indy.tce.com)
Mon, 22 Aug 94 05:27:00 PDT

Rob Raisch wrote in <Pine.3.85.9408211533.A331-0100000@enews>:
>This is even a bigger problem than it might be, given the terrifically bad
>idea of running caching servers. (IMHO)

OK, I'll bite -- why?
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