But what can be done for now? I have users that can't see my gadgets for weeks. Is there a way to force a cache flush or something like that?
On 5/18/09, Dan (Google) <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > About a month ago an issue was discovered with the persistent XML > cache: it was corrupting cached copies of gadgets. Since this > particular piece of code is going away anyway, it was deemed best to > disable it. The upside to this is that the sometimes long caching > period is now a maximum of about two hours. The downside is that your > servers will take a bigger bandwidth hit because the cache expires > more frequently. > > Also, the persistent cache acted as a form of buffer between iGoogle > and the potential errors in the gadget fetching process. For instance, > if your gadget had expired from cache, the persistent cache would > serve the old copy instead. Now, the user will see an error. > > The short story is that this problem should go away on its own as we > roll out the new system. > > Thanks, > Dan > > On May 18, 6:52 am, Boaz Ziniman <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm having the exact same issues with my gadgets and have been reporting >> this issue at least 3 times in the past but with no response from >> Google.Maybe >> it's done on purpose? >> Maybe they just don't care? >> >> Boaz. >> >> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:52 PM, bmcgrath <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I have gadgets that have been working for over a year. I am now seeing >> > the following symptoms from gadget users. >> >> > 1. Some users add the gadget from the Google directory without a >> > hitch. Some attempt to add the gadget to their web page and are >> > receiving "File not found". >> >> > 2. I have Google gadgets that render for some users but not for >> > others. They receive "information is temporarily unavailable". >> >> > Something went wrong with Google gadgets and the cache about a month >> > ago. I don't believe this has been fully corrected. In stead of me >> > adding bug tickets, can someone (preferably at Google) please explain >> > what is going on and when it will be corrected? >> >> > Thanks, > > > -- Sent from my mobile device --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
