Index: Get.java
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--- Get.java	(revision 519937)
+++ Get.java	(working copy)
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     private boolean ignoreErrors = false;
     private String uname = null;
     private String pword = null;
+    private boolean httpUseCache = true; // on by default
 
 
 
@@ -139,6 +140,13 @@
                     "Basic " + encoding);
         }
 
+        //setup http connection caching, must be done before connect
+        if (connection instanceof HttpURLConnection) {
+            HttpURLConnection httpConnection = (HttpURLConnection)connection;
+            log( "http using caches: "+httpUseCache, logLevel );
+            httpConnection.setUseCaches( httpUseCache );
+        }
+
         //connect to the remote site (may take some time)
         connection.connect();
         //next test for a 304 result (HTTP only)
@@ -343,6 +351,17 @@
         this.pword = p;
     }
 
+   /**
+    * HTTP connections only - control caching on the HttpUrlConnection:
+    *  httpConnection.setUseCaches();
+    * if false, do not allow caching on the HttpUrlConnection.
+    *  Defaults to true (allow caching, which is also the HttpUrlConnection default value
+    *
+    */
+    public void setHttpUseCache( boolean httpUseCache ) {
+        this.httpUseCache = httpUseCache;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Provide this for Backward Compatibility.
      */