more generally speaking, you want server push
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_push

On 31 Jan., 21:27, Paul Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Search for comet. It's the closest technique to what you want.
>
> JA wrote:
> > Might be a silly question, but how do you make this scenario work
> > efficiently:
>
> > The client sends a message to the server, then displays the server
> > status.  Now I'm expecting some other client to respond to my message
> > at a later time, but I don't want to keep polling to see whether the
> > server status has changed.  Is there a way for the server to call a
> > procedure on the client when the second client has clicked?
>
> > Thx.
>
>

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