>[...] my basic point is that I
>have no problem with the concept of caching. Where I disagree is to *where*
>functionality for caching should be enabled. To me, caching functionality is
>the responsibility of clients or servers and not objects. Objects should be
>dumb.
hear, hear...
>[...] if the idea of defaults is going
>to be introduced to the spec (and I'm not all that certain they should be),
>it should be completely isolated from the concept of caching. Not that they
>couldn't work together, but conceptually they should be isolated and
>encapsulated
hear, hear, HEAR... differing issues, differing porpoises...
Jeff Sonstein, Networks Administrator
New College of California
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