This doesn't solve the specific problem, but it is a good idea to tune 'MaxClients' down in httpd.conf to a number that your server can sustain. The browsers may see a few errors during the overload but the server will recover a lot faster when it stops.
Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Maunder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 5:36 PM Subject: multiple rapid refreshes - how to handle them. > Is there a standard way of dealing with users who are on high bandwidth > connections who hit refresh (hold down F5 in IE for example) many times > on a page that generates alot of database activity? > > On a 10 meg connection, holding down F5 in IE for a few seconds > generates around 300 requests and grinds our server to a halt. The app > is written as a single mod_perl handler that maintains state with > Apache::Session and cookies. content is generated from a backend mysql > database. > > tnx! > > >