> From: Carsten Ziegeler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reinhard Pötz wrote: > > > > Do you know whether there is some mechanism to get the old > > > (=expired) > > > > content if the external source is not available after it expired? > > > > > > > No, it's not possible. > > > > At which 'level' would you solve that problem? Would you write a > > special generator? > > > > Yes, exactly. > > But I'm not sure if this is a good solution. If the external > source is not available, you usually get a timeout (4 or 5 > minutes?). So, you have to wait for this timeout and then > serve from the cache; this time is too long for the casual user. > > I would suggest that you always serve from the cache even if > the content has expired. If it has expired you will the cache > in the background. This can be done in a special generator as well.
Am I right you would write a background component that tries to refresh all expired content of the cache and until it is updated the 'old' version could be used. Would this fit in the already existing "pipeline-expires" and "pipeline-caching" concepts? Reinhard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
