Sorry, there was a typo. I meant http 304 response to ismodified takes 2 to 4 secs. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3997837#3997837 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3997837