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It decreases the flood interval. With many users, in theory, and as many as a few hundred or a few thousand doing searches or browsing, it decreases the load on the server. Several hundred people running a search at the same time will bring a database to its knees. Trust me...
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Its really the processor that gets brought to its knees. But yes, it is a resource issue. Especially if the database isnt indexed correctly or using true 3rd normal form.
Its for the best.
Its for the best.
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
To prevent DOS attacks
Believe me. A must have feature. About 5 years ago this happed to AOL. Messed it up for about 2 weeks.
Last edited by Richiec77; 12-14-2004 at 10:10 PM. Reason: Explanation.
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Originally Posted by Richiec77
Exactly. For those who don't know what a D.O.S. attack is; it stands for Denial of Service attack. Nastly hacking tool to shut down a server. Basically it kind of like when someone constantly calls your house and you're forced to just take the phone off the hook. Only on a server, it can cause the system to crash.
Believe me. A must have feature. About 5 years ago this happed to AOL. Messed it up for about 2 weeks.
Believe me. A must have feature. About 5 years ago this happed to AOL. Messed it up for about 2 weeks.
This sceneio also applies to a flooding in general. Just a DOS is a Malicious verion of it. Multiple people trying to access and search for the right intentions can do the same thing. Computers don't really have call waiting. More like a sex slave at your every beck and call.
This is the reason behind the 30 sec delay. What I found funny is when I editted the post for the better explanation, the server came back as busy?!!
Last edited by Richiec77; 12-15-2004 at 04:15 PM. Reason: more info