Is there any way to force a web server to deliver a non-cache response using the HTTP Monitor?
What does the Head Request option do under HTTP Monitor settings?
It sends an HTTP Head request rather than an HTTP GET request. A HEAD request just sends the headers but not the actual web page. You can use this to verify a large file is available without actually downloading the file.
see en.wikipedia.org/.../Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol for more information
Thanks Josh!
Still looking for help on the non-cache question?
The client side cache should not be used. Or are you wanting to prevent the webserver from caching the response on its side?
Actually I left a piece of information out of my post since I was in a hurry. We have a proxy server and we would like to force the proxy to request a new page from the webserver and not cache the response at the proxy. The idea to test internet availability/path to hosts in different networks, different tier-1 providers.
