I came across a useful tool, which probably explains the META cache="30 days" etc., that I've seen on some sites. Although, I've noticed Google and Yahoo don't use it. Here's the link: http://www.ircache.net/cgi-bin/cacheability.py? It is useful to use cache on your site?
It is on those META tags that I do not use. Most SEs and every browsers do not pay any attention to it