With Ajax the server asked for it. After all Ajax requests are limited to the originating server (for security reasons). BITS is still a completely different thing.
- Andreas On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:50:27 +0100, Markus Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > one would hope so, but unfortunately this can be a significant problem > AJAX apps: some servers are getting hammered with lots of small requests. > > think "number of connections" for a server. in that case, size is not > really the issue. > > Enric wrote: > >> Also, AJAX retrieves less information overall (sometimes >> significantly), since the page display data usually isn't sent. >> >> -- Enric >> >> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Except that with BITS the user experience doesn't change. >>> >>> - Andreas >>> >>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:34:00 +0100, Markus Sandy >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> same for AJAX, but both are certainly gaining traction >>>> >>>> i guess the question revolves around your parenthetical remark >>>> >>>> many people seem to think it's necessary to hit servers with smaller, >>>> but great numbered requests these days >>>> >>>> it's that "experience" thing i think >>>> >>>> ;) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:12:30 +0100, André Sala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> But the problem, it seems, with BITS is that it makes a substantial >>>>>> number of webserver requests. If you look at your server log you >>>>>> might think that BITS is hammering your bandwidth because of the >>>>>> >>>>>> >> high >> >> >>>>>> number of requests. This is because it is making requests to the >>>>>> server for small chunks of a file rather than one request for the >>>>>> whole file itself. Once it has collected all of the bits of a file, >>>>>> it marks it as being finished and makes the file available to the >>>>>> user. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Doesn't that create a substantial (and unnecessary) amount of >>>>> >>>>> >> overhead >> >> >>>>> for >>>>> the webserver to deal with? Why use this technology at all? >>>>> >>>>> - Andreas >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> <URL:http://www.solitude.dk/> >>> Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- <URL:http://www.solitude.dk/> Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
