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[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by slip2rock
I don't know how it does it (i don't do that kind of IT) but the firewall, proxy and PC setup combination we have at work does this for us. Certainly the time i really noticed it was with Lebsta's big piccy (let's not go there). I see the pages / threads update in front of me. I was reminded of it because of this morning when i was chatting with Dudebusta and Boombexus their posts kept popping up at the end of the thread as i read the posts.

Like i said i don't know how it does it, maybe we're hitting some sort of cache limit so it (the set up) tries to re cache constantly.

But it's not invasive, it can be confusing for a second but that's all. Maybe if it was thread that was getting hit hard it would be a problem.

No, this isn't your firewall doing it. vB gets the thread, and then retrieves each post in the thread in turn, rendering a table for each post as it goes. Once the post is rendered, it's sent to the browser. Active server pages generally work in this way, which is why it loads as you're reading it. It's good for when the database/web server is heavily loaded, as it gives the viewer something to think about while the page is loading, rather than simply making them wait until the whole process is complete.

 

[slip2rock]

You learn something every day!

Smart, thanks Giles.