Do you give the user an option to keep the session open? I can picture in my head a method or two to do this (requesting a simple, meaningless page in an IFrame or another window). Or do you just tell the user their session is about to expire and leave it to them to do something about it?
Just curious. Shawn Grover -----Original Message----- From: Lee Fuller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:55 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Impending session timeout warning methods? Actually, we've done this, and yes.. Only way we found to do it was in JS. You're right, it's annoying if it's just for basic info. However, if they're about to lose a whole lot of work that they've typed in, and simply were distracted.. they appreciate it. Depends on the need, I guess. Lee Fuller PrimeDNA / AAA Web Hosting Corporations | -----Original Message----- | From: Shawn Grover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:48 AM | To: CF-Talk | Subject: RE: Impending session timeout warning methods? | | | I don't see how this can happen, other than a javascript | timer object. Each successive request from the server resets | the timer for session timeout. So, the moment the page does | anything (that requires server interaction), the warning | becomes meaningless. | | My personal thought is that users would find this more | annoying than useful. But I've been wrong before. | | Shawn Grover | | -----Original Message----- | From: Stephen Hait [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 10:32 AM | To: CF-Talk | Subject: Impending session timeout warning methods? | | | Does anyone attempt to warn a user that their session will | shortly expire? Could javascript with a timer allow popping up a | window, say, when the session will expire in 2 minutes? Are | there any better approaches? | | TIA, | Stephen | | | ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
