Moving Mozilla cache to /tmp?

[Ian Hilliard]

> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:22:56 -0600
> From: Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs at math.uh.edu>
> Subject: Moving Mozilla cache to /tmp?
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> I'm having trouble understanding why Mozilla and its ilk don't put
> their caches in /tmp.  We run a large network with central home
> directory servers; any user can log into any machine and see all of
> their files, but the majority of people stick to the machine on their
> desk.  So essentially every Mozilla cache access is a waste of file
> server resources.
>
> Does anyone know if there's an easy way to mass-reconfigure mozilla to
> stick the cache directory in some private subdirectory under /tmp?
>
> - J<

Why don't you set the local cache size to 0 and then go through squid to
provide the caching. That way, everone can easily share the same cache.

Ian