D.O.S.

[nevpugh308]

Has anyone out there, oooh, perchance maybe got something like a Java applet that, oh, lets say, does the equivalent of pressing F5 every few seconds. Perchance maybe ?

Just wondering ....

:looksinnocent:

[alunr]

astalavista.com would be a good place to start hunting

[JamieBeeston]

f5 doesnt do much for you,

Ctrl-F5 would be better. Actually forces a refresh from the server, and not any interim proxies etc.

But as for you title, this wouldnt even come close to being a DOS, more a fcuk up for the sites stats... and probably not even that.

[nevpugh308]

Thanks for the tips.

Depends how mainstream we're talking ... I'm thinking small site here (probably hasn't much bandwidth)

But if you still think it's a waste of time ...

[JamieBeeston]

yeah, even a DSL line would stand a constant refresh.

Its just not intensive enough.

If you want to take them down, contact their host with a legitimate reason

If its for personal gratification,

then ask yourself how you fancy Jail Food whilst ppl dont think it, it is a Criminal Offence, and can and should result in prosecution...

Just a shame it doesnt..

thats not to say there arent times when its a good option.. like anything... but on the whole, dont do it.

It ends up costing someone lots of money..

[nevpugh308]

JamieBeeston said:

contact their host with a legitimate reason

Good advice .... ta


Edited to remove "how do I do that then" coz I've found out how ...

>> Edited by nevpugh308 on Monday 21st July 22:06