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diff --git a/www/p5-HTTP-Cache-Transparent/DESCR b/www/p5-HTTP-Cache-Transparent/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..bf96b7106d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/p5-HTTP-Cache-Transparent/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +HTTP::Cache::Transparent is an implementation of http get that +keeps a local cache of fetched pages to avoid fetching the same +data from the server if it hasn't been updated. The cache is stored +on disk and is thus persistent between invocations. + +The http-headers If-Modified-Since and ETag are used to let the +server decide if the version in the cache is up-to-date or not. |