> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:10 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: pseudo-memory leak > > I use them for a persisted signin when someone comes to the site. I can > use > a cookie instead but.... > As for the issue, think beyond client vars into what is created when your > site gets a 'hit'. If you have session vars, these are ramped up. If you > use > session objects, these are ramped up. My personal story used client vars, > but this affects more than just that.
Exactly. I had the same kind of problems with FirstNight.org sometimes. When the user traffic was high letting a bot start to index the site would kill it. Dead. We didn't use Client Variables on the site. (I "solved" the issue by putting a restrictive robots.txt on the site for the busy times.) If Yahoo (or Google or whoever) hits your site even, say, 100 times an hour that's a 100 extra sessions (or whatever) that are created and have to be dealt with. If it's more aggressive (as its clear Yahoo has become) you're looking at tens of thousands of extra "do nothing" user sessions. A lot of people load balance for expected user traffic... but really should also consider load balancing for additional search engine traffic as well. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:225451 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
