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Originally posted by dar512
Not exactly. You're talking about the cache that most browsers use. The whole point of a cache is not to have to download multiple copies of something. It gets downloaded the first time. After that it is retrieved from the cache. So you can press F5 all day long, but you're only going to get one copy of the image.
I realize that this was not the main point of your post. Just wanted to correct the misconception.
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It depends on your browser settings. Not that I'm using it, but let's take IE for example. Go into your options, and there's a little setting that tells it what to do when it goes to a page. Refresh every time, refresh once per visit, refresh never, something like that.
This also assumes you're using a cache. It's quite possible to not use a cache. With broadband, I really have no need for one, so were I to turn mine off, I wouldn't see much of a difference. Especially considering how much ram the average computer has. There's no need to disk cache it if there's ample room in ram to hold your current session.
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Sssssh! Don't get him started on technical details of the workings of browsers. We'll be here all day!
Brian
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Oops, too late.
Quzah.