1. A network caching system, comprising: a cache; a bypass information database automatically generated by the network caching system, wherein the bypass information database includes information indicating that connections between the cache and various destination platforms have failed, wherein a first entry in the bypass information database is automatically generated upon detecting that a connection request between the cache and a destination platform has failed; an input interface operable to receive a data request identifying a source platform, the destination platform, and requested data; a processor configured to determine that the data request should be transmitted to the destination platform without checking contents in the cache based on the first entry in the bypass information database.