# Problems with fake query XML refresh method

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-fake-query-xml-refresh-method/249313>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 17, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-fake-query-xml-refresh-method/249313 "2008-01-17T13:51:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![geoken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@geoken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geoken)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-fake-query-xml-refresh-method/249313/1 "2008-01-17T13:51:45Z")

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Have any of you ever had problems with the common technique of forcing an XML to not cache by passing a randomly generated fake query string in the url?

I just switched hosts and uploaded a site to the new servers. I noticed that where ever I used that fake query string technique the XML isn’t loading.

Are there any server settings which can potentially make the fake query string method fail?