Bug#351840: apache2-doc: say more about Etags
Package: apache2-doc
Version: 2.0.53-5
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/doc/apache2-doc/manual/mod/core.html.en
Tags: upstream
In core.html.en#fileetag say how one should look at Etags, e.g.,
ETag: "1f8019-385-411fc8c4"
The last part is probably the time in seconds since 1970 in hex. Yes
in apache1?, no in apache2? Is 1f8019 the inode in hex? Yes. Is 385 the
file size in hex? Yes in apache2, no in apache1? Anyway, say what is
going on here. And say why if the default is FileETag INode MTime Size
does it come out as INode-Size-MTime!
Also mention that if one uses the inode, one will then it will be much
harder to make identical etags on a second system, e.g., when one
wants to move a website and not have to have it be cached all over
again by ISPs. (I suppose, but I am super-novice.)
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