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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/17/95 11:58
jason.m.ho@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
> I am trying to build an ajax chat system. Currently I have it so that
> when you chat, you upload your message to the database, and each client
> is polling that database to see if he/she has any new messages. The
> problem with this is that I poll at 2 second intervals (since
> connection is not active), and so its not as responsive as I'd like it
> to be.
>
> My question is, is an active HTTP connection possible? How did Meebo or
> Gmail implement their ajax chat? Can someone point me to a better tool
> for implementing an active-connection chat, rather than a poll-based
> one?
>
> Thank You!
> - Jason
>
No, it's not possible to continue an active HTTP connection. That's not
how the protocol works.
Don't know how Meebo or Gmail do it; never looked. But if I were doing
it I'd use java.
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