Re: Avoiding page expiry?

From: Robert (Robertsmith2100@yahoo.com)
Date: 01/08/03 

From: Robertsmith2100@yahoo.com (Robert)
Date: 7 Jan 2003 18:22:04 -0800

roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson) wrote in message news:<avdrs8$rsq$1@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>...
> In article <6ea7d233.0301062109.4c79e7f6@posting.google.com>,
> Robert <Robertsmith2100@yahoo.com> wrote:
> :I'm using a webform that expires after a few minutes. I use this form
> :very frequently, and I usually need more time to complete what I'm
> :doing. On submitting the form after the expiry time any data is lost.
> :Clearly this is annoying and requires that I do 'things' like open a
> :new page every few minutes to maintain the connection.
> :Is there any way a user can prevent a page from expiring without
> :having to 'play' with the system. Perhaps a plugin that 'pings' (or
> :whatever) the server to keep the page active?
>
> There is more than one way to impliment form expiry, and some of
> them are completely out of the control of the user. For example,
> some of them encode the time in the target URL or in a form field
> and decode and check the time upon submission. Some sites might
> write an arbitrary token as part of the form and match that token
> to their internal database of when pages expire.
>
> Some pages work by checking to see whether the session has been
> inactive for too long; it is really only these varieties that
> you can influence via the kinds of plugins that you envision.

It is this last type of timeout that causes the problem. When you are
entering information into the form, it is done locally, so that the
session is regarded as being inactive while you fill out the form.
When you submit the form after spending too long filling it out, the
session has expired and the data gets lost. Can a session be forced to
stay open?

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