Re: Interactive Docs
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 68756
interpreted = N
texte = Frank Nordberg wrote: > Donovan Brooke wrote: > >> Could be.... but usually slow spam stuff is related to remotely linked >> graphics. This is all text spam. > > I'm afraid there's one or more new player(s) on the spam field recently. > And he/she/they do it different; with a zombie network almost as big as > every unprotected computer on the web and using it to post spam all over > the internet. > Text spam may seem rather harmless but imagine the poor server having to > retrieve a megabyte of data from the database every time it's asked to > deliver a page. Still not enough to slow it down? Let's try ten > megabytes... or a hundred - or a gigabyte. If the server somehow is > powerful enough to handle the load it just means the visitor's computer > will be the one to get a nervous breakdown. > > Of course, with WebDNA there's also the problem that sooner or later the > database gets so big it can't be cached anymore so it'll have to be > retrieved from the harddisk every time it's used. > > > But hey, a simple test would be to get rid of the spam. > > It would indeed. How much chance is there that SMSI will actually try to > do anything about it at this point? Frank, there is nothing in the spam that links back to any server. However, a quick look at the source reveals why it is taking so long. Each little one piece of spam contains much white space (about 65,000 lines of it!). I guess if SMSI would remove the spam and implement an approval feature (as I have suggested to them about a year or two ago) the docs wouldn't have that problem. I'll email someone and see if they will let me fix it. Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Desktop Publishing, Print Consulting, Labels -> <-Glass Products, off-hand Classes/studio rental-> PH:> (608) 835-2476 | Forum:> http://egg.bz/forum/ Web Sites:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Frank Nordberg wrote: > Donovan Brooke wrote: > >> Could be.... but usually slow spam stuff is related to remotely linked >> graphics. This is all text spam. > > I'm afraid there's one or more new player(s) on the spam field recently. > And he/she/they do it different; with a zombie network almost as big as > every unprotected computer on the web and using it to post spam all over > the internet. > Text spam may seem rather harmless but imagine the poor server having to > retrieve a megabyte of data from the database every time it's asked to > deliver a page. Still not enough to slow it down? Let's try ten > megabytes... or a hundred - or a gigabyte. If the server somehow is > powerful enough to handle the load it just means the visitor's computer > will be the one to get a nervous breakdown. > > Of course, with WebDNA there's also the problem that sooner or later the > database gets so big it can't be cached anymore so it'll have to be > retrieved from the harddisk every time it's used. > > > But hey, a simple test would be to get rid of the spam. > > It would indeed. How much chance is there that SMSI will actually try to > do anything about it at this point? Frank, there is nothing in the spam that links back to any server. However, a quick look at the source reveals why it is taking so long. Each little one piece of spam contains much white space (about 65,000 lines of it!). I guess if SMSI would remove the spam and implement an approval feature (as I have suggested to them about a year or two ago) the docs wouldn't have that problem. I'll email someone and see if they will let me fix it. Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Desktop Publishing, Print Consulting, Labels -> <-Glass Products, off-hand Classes/studio rental-> PH:> (608) 835-2476 | Forum:> http://egg.bz/forum/ Web Sites:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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