Re: [WebDNA] Proper use of [spawn]?

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 102490
interpreted = N
texte = but surely you could curl it? ie [shell]curl http://www.theTrackingserver.com/theTrackingImg.jpg[/ shell] or tcpconnect it. They wouldn't get any browser data, but if they only want clicks, this should work. TC On 27 Apr 2009, at 19:17, Dan Strong wrote: > Gotcha. Thanks Brian & Donovan. > -Dan > > > On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:17:27 -0700 > Brian Fries wrote: >> No, this won't work. Nothing within a SPAWN context will be >> delivered to the browser, nor will any HTML within the SPAWN be >> interpreted. SPAWN is intended to run time-consuming server-side >> tasks (like large database updates) without making the browser >> wait for it to complete. >> Brian Fries >> BrainScan Software >> On Apr 27, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >>> I have some affiliate ads that include separate, 3rd-party 1x1 >>> pixel tracking images with them. These tracking images sometimes >>> take a long time to load. Would this solve the problem? >>> >>> ============ >>> >>> [spawn][/spawn] >>> ============ >>> >>> I am currently testing, and yes, it does speed page load >>> considerably, however, I am not sure if the tracking image >>> actually gets loaded since the code between [spawn][/spawn] >>> doesn't show up in the browser's view source. >>> >>> I suppose I could set up a test image on a domain of my own... in >>> the meantime, anybody have an answer from past experience? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -Dan >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Proper use of [spawn]? (Toby Cox 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Proper use of [spawn]? ("Dan Strong" 2009)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Proper use of [spawn]? (Brian Fries 2009)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Proper use of [spawn]? (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  5. [WebDNA] Proper use of [spawn]? ("Dan Strong" 2009)
but surely you could curl it? ie [shell]curl http://www.theTrackingserver.com/theTrackingImg.jpg[/ shell] or tcpconnect it. They wouldn't get any browser data, but if they only want clicks, this should work. TC On 27 Apr 2009, at 19:17, Dan Strong wrote: > Gotcha. Thanks Brian & Donovan. > -Dan > > > On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:17:27 -0700 > Brian Fries wrote: >> No, this won't work. Nothing within a SPAWN context will be >> delivered to the browser, nor will any HTML within the SPAWN be >> interpreted. SPAWN is intended to run time-consuming server-side >> tasks (like large database updates) without making the browser >> wait for it to complete. >> Brian Fries >> BrainScan Software >> On Apr 27, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >>> I have some affiliate ads that include separate, 3rd-party 1x1 >>> pixel tracking images with them. These tracking images sometimes >>> take a long time to load. Would this solve the problem? >>> >>> ============ >>> >>> [spawn][/spawn] >>> ============ >>> >>> I am currently testing, and yes, it does speed page load >>> considerably, however, I am not sure if the tracking image >>> actually gets loaded since the code between [spawn][/spawn] >>> doesn't show up in the browser's view source. >>> >>> I suppose I could set up a test image on a domain of my own... in >>> the meantime, anybody have an answer from past experience? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -Dan >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Toby Cox

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