> Dick Applebaum wrote:
> >
> > 1) Was there a browser request pending for CF Template & the server
> > event satisfied the request (Pull)
> > 2) Was there an autorefresh in the page that made a server request
> > every n seconds (Pull)
> > 3) Did the server send an unsolicited page to an idle browser (Push)
> >
> > I know how to do 1 and 2, but am hoping that Blackstone will
> support 3.
>
> HTTP does not support that.
>
I know that but:
1) didn't Netscape have a flaver of _javascript_ that supported push
technology -- called "LiveScript"?
2) Can't you do Push with CGI?
3) Doesn't a web server, in fact, listen for unsolicited requests?
4) Given 3, couldn't a client also be running a server, and listening
for unsolicited requests.
> > You would likely need to authorize the server to send unsolicited
> > requests, to the browser(s).
>
> Servers send responses, not requests.
>
> > But this opens up some interesting possibilities:
> >
> > -- Real-time status monitoring
> > -- Efficient chats/whiteboards/collaboration
> > -- Streamers
> > -- Motion detectors & alarms
>
> Flash Communications Server
>
I was hoping for something on a smaller scale, more attainable & more
programmable
Dick
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