Checks whether the underlying page is happy? You mean send an XMLHTTPRequest back to the server to check the site status? That isn't free. Part of the upgrades they're working on are to address bandwith concerns.
If they're redirecting to a page instead of changing the home page out, there's a good chance they don't want us constantly hitting the server while its down. On Feb 2, 3:53 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 2, 11:41 pm, Luis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's very likely intentional. > > Aldie and Derk are sharp guys. > > > Chances are good that they don't want to waste bandwith on "refresh, > > refresh, refresh" > > > And if they put a BGG home link on the maintenance page, it would be > > "click, click, click" > > And that's why you have some background javascript that waits $time > and the checks whether the underlying page is happy, when it is, it > can either go there, or put a big flashing banner on the page. > > This isn't rocket science. > > B> > > > On Feb 2, 3:19 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Feb 2, 11:10 pm, Luis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Doesn't that just refresh the maintenance page? > > > > A piece of the site design which I find really quite irritating. > > > > B> > > > > > On Feb 2, 3:06 pm, iamerror <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 > > > > > > On Feb 2, 3:23 pm, slowcorner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > refreshing --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BGG_down?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
