This capability requires Rules Engine - Advanced Rules which must be purchased separately. Contact your CDN account manager to activate it.
Category: Caching
Purpose: Determines whether expired cached content will be delivered when an error occurs during either cache revalidation or when retrieving the requested content from a customer origin server.
| Enabled | Result |
|---|---|
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Yes |
Stale content will be served to the requester when an error occurs during a connection to an origin server. Use the Internal Max-Stale feature to configure the length of time after TTL expiration during which stale content may be delivered. Each stale response includes a Warning response header. |
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No |
The origin server's error will be forwarded to the requester. |
Default Behavior: Disabled
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