- From: Jonny Axelsson <jonny@metastasis.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:16:57 +0100
- To: www-html@w3c.org
At 07:35 22.02.00 -0500, Patrice Calve wrote: >Hi, > >The refresh is usefull for web applications. The programmers can have tiny >frames with one frameset having a refresh of x minutes just to KEEP ALIVE >the session. > >This technique has been very usefull when the user has to enter a long or >complicated form (usually elaborate expense forms requested by our clients). > >Without changing the session timeout of the server and of the whole >application, you can hide the Keep alive page in some parts of the system >where it's slow. I'd just like to interject that I hate this use. Not in complex forms, but on the front page of news sites like cnn.com. They typically has a refresh rate of 15-30 minutes to ensure that you view the latest news. The problem is when you use dial-up connection from countries where you pay per minute (the majority of countries in the world). A refresh usually causes a dial-up. If you have a shut-down after 20 minutes, you can have this sequence: Automatic dialup, after 20 minutes shut-down, after 10 minutes dial-up, after 20 minutes shut-down... If you happen to leave your browser with cnn.com (or similar), shut down and leave for a day, that cost is upwards of 25$ (I know, I've done that).
Received on Tuesday, 22 February 2000 08:17:32 UTC