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Forum access speed

Discussion in 'Site Feedback and Suggestions' started by Julio Franco, Jun 13, 2003.

  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Just wondering, haven't you noticed any boost in access speed when browsing through the forums since today?
    Julio Franco, Jun 13, 2003
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  2. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    Not really, its always as fast as can be :) Thanks Julio!
    ---agissi---, Jun 13, 2003
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  3. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    Sometimes I find the site very slow. This is both at work, and at home, so you can rule out the machine / net connection. We have a VERY fat pipe at work and I have a good enough cable connection at home.

    Recently, I have noticed a real, significant decrease in the amount of lags and hangups. Whatever you have done, its helped. Please do more of it. Web sites loading slowly is extremely annoying. This one has ALWAYS BEEN WORTH IT, however its still a pain in the you know where.

    So yes, I have noticed an improvement.
    Phantasm66, Jun 13, 2003
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  4. olefarte TechSpot Ambassador

    I hadn't thought to much about it till it was mentioned, but it does seem to be a little faster, but sometimes it still hangs for a while when loading a page. I think removing the vb redirect page was a big improvement.
    olefarte, Jun 13, 2003
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  5. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin

    could you show me where ?

    please, master, pretty please

    :D
    DigitAlex, Jun 14, 2003
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  6. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    what have YOU BEEN SMOKING tonight??
    Phantasm66, Jun 14, 2003
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  7. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    The frontpage should also be loading a bit faster (most noticeable on slower connections), enabled gzip compression there.
    Julio Franco, Jun 14, 2003
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  8. Rick TechSpot Staff

    This site always loads super fast for me (California, USA). Although lately I have had some problems with the forums "sticking". I'll press the submit button and it just doesn't want to do its thing. :)

    Honestly, I have not had this happen in a long time.

    You know how the Internet is... Unpredictable! :)
    Rick, Jun 14, 2003
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  9. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor

    Seen a slight increase in speed, the last time, i had to wait for 15 seconds to load over a 256K ADSL.
    young&wild, Jun 14, 2003
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  10. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin

    I neved smoked a single cigarette in my whole life !!
    DigitAlex, Jun 14, 2003
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  11. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    I wasn't talking about cigarettes you bad boy. You being intoxicated on some narcotic was the only explanation I could find for you wanting to where the sun don't shine.
    ;)
    Phantasm66, Jun 14, 2003
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  12. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin

    hmm well

    my favourite narcotics are women and computers ;)

    nothing that's related to the place described above hehehe
    DigitAlex, Jun 14, 2003
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  13. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    I have successfully installed mod_gzip in our server meaning that all content requested to the server in first compressed/zipped and then sent... makes quite a bit of a difference on certain connections, say 256k and below.

    This same thing was applied before to the forums alone (so you won't notice a difference here) but has now been applied server-wide.
    Julio Franco, Jun 19, 2003
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  14. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT

    Awesome, hopefully that makes some users a little more happy.
    poertner_1274, Jun 19, 2003
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  15. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    I guess a lot of you are using broadband either from home, work or collegue making a small difference... unfortunately I'm in the side of those who actually get to see the difference ;).
    Julio Franco, Jun 19, 2003
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