From: Raymond I. <xw...@ya...> - 2003-10-15 21:03:51
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We don't need Java or a plugin on the browser. All that we need is JavaScript. That all that there is to it. nothing more nothing less :) Trust me I believe it all posible only it I can find the time to get started. -- Raymond Irving --- Cristian Grigoriu <cri...@pr...> > > ... provided the user has the Java Runtime > Environment (JRE aka JVM - > Java Virtual Machine, the bytecode interpreter) > installed and enabled in > browser. As you know, Microsoft no longer ships a > JVM with Windows, it > has to be downloaded from Sun website and installed. > The user might not > be able to do it (not having administrative rights, > company software > policy, bandwidth limitations). > > A Java applet opening a TCP connection back to the > server will fail if > the user is behind a firewall (only allowing > connections to certain > ports, 80 and 443 for example) or behind a (socks) > proxy. The HTTP > protocol, as Leif said, is stateless (well, sort of, > if not using > keep-alives) meaning the browser makes a request, > the server responds > then the connection is closed. > > >>The API will handle all the technical > >>details so the user only have to listen in for an > >>event from the server. > >>What do you think? > > Why not using asynchronous techniques, for instance > polling a dynamic > server page (PHP/ASP/JSP/CGI), writing the result in > an iFrame or hidden > frame? > > I would stay away from Java as much as possible. > > >>Raymond Irving > > Leif > > Grig > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback > Program. > SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source > Projects. > See the people who have HELPED US provide better > services: > Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php > _______________________________________________ > Dynapi-Help mailing list > Dyn...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dynapi-help __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com |