On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Chuck Heffner wrote:
> speaking as a non-programmer, maintaining CGI Support is not an
> issue with me at all. However, speaking as someone who loves
> full-feature sets in comp programs, the ability to embed an
> entire web site which dynamically runs off of a server-side
> script is, um, delicious. I guess the big Q is how would this
> change newsclipper, and how would it affect the people who use it
> to embed news into their sites?
That's just it. CGI doesn't do embedding (except if you frame the output, I
guess). You can still call News Clipper using server-side includes, which
should have the same effect. I confess I haven't tried this though.
I'm trying to assess how many people actually use this feature. I suspect it's
about 1% of the user base.
> I suspect it's a minor issue, but as they say, "The Devil's in the details."
Yeah. That's why I'm thinking it's not worth it.
> P.S. It's silly, but how would this decision effect the newbie
> content I've compiled in the GroundZero Guide? I just don't know
> how removing CGI from newsclipper will effect its performance and
> related problems.
I won't affect it at all, I think. Speed will be the same, other functionality
won't change, except that it will easier to add some features. :)
David
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David Coppit
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