On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Dossy wrote: > I think Pete's point is (Pete, correct me if I'm wrong): > > What goddamned business does any web developer have desigining > a single page that fires off a bring-your-server-to-its-knees > type of query or functionality?
I just needed to correct this point -- I'm arguing for managing visitor expectations better. Sometimes a bring-your-server-to-its-knees request is OK, as long as it's understood beforehand that the request will have this effect.
