[Sheflug] Netscape cache bug

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

Some of you may want to check their ${HOME}/.netscape/preferences.js :) 
Netscape seems to not be writing the cache directory correctly when saving 
preferences, by omitting a trailing slash on the path which results in the 
cache growing and never being cleared or kept to the limits you've set within 
the browser...

>From comp.os.linux.misc:

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From: Jean-David Beyer <jdbeyer [at] exit109.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Netscape sucks: alternatives?
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 06:59:37 -0400
Organization: Institute for Regimented Whimsey
Message-ID: <39F80E99.6077CFF9 [at] exit109.com>

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> I would set cache levels low also.

You can set your disk cache levels to whatever you need. You do not need much
memory cache because the Linux file system is so good that it can get it from
the IO buffers almost as fast, assuming you have enough memory for those
buffers.

> Notice that NS seems to ignore disk
> cache limits,

Only if your ~/.netscape/preferences.js is wrong. Mine obeys the limits. I
believe the line to examine is:

user_pref("browser.cache.directory", "/home/jdbeyer/.netscape/cache/");
                                     >>>---------------------------^

This final slash is the key: it must be there.
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Hope this helps some folks :)

Chris...


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