caching and streams

[Chuck Murcko]

Here's something I just thought about a bit. What should a caching HTTP 
proxy do in the case of an "infinitely long" HTTP GET? As in an 
encapsulated media stream.

Buffering some predetermined amount (to be delivered in case  the origin 
server is down) looks like a solution technically, but I'm not sure 
about legally at this point.

Chuck Murcko
Topsail Group
http://www.topsail.org/