Re: Netscape/Lynx long startup time - why?
On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Geoff R Deasey wrote: > If you type ping -c 5 www.microsoft.com > how long does it take before you see the first > line ? > > This almost sounds like a DNS timeout. Here is the output: bridge:~ ! ping -c 5 www.microsoft.com PING www.microsoft.com (207.68.137.59): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 207.68.137.59: icmp_seq=0 ttl=49 time=214.8 ms 64 bytes from 207.68.137.59: icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=213.0 ms 64 bytes from 207.68.137.59: icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=218.7 ms 64 bytes from 207.68.137.59: icmp_seq=3 ttl=49 time=207.3 ms 64 bytes from 207.68.137.59: icmp_seq=4 ttl=49 time=207.4 ms --- www.microsoft.com ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 207.3/212.2/218.7 ms bridge:~ ! Just for comparison the central communication host of our university: bridge:~ ! ping -c 5 mlucom PING mlucom.urz.uni-halle.de (141.48.3.3): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 141.48.3.3: icmp_seq=0 ttl=251 time=5.6 ms 64 bytes from 141.48.3.3: icmp_seq=1 ttl=251 time=5.5 ms 64 bytes from 141.48.3.3: icmp_seq=2 ttl=251 time=6.0 ms 64 bytes from 141.48.3.3: icmp_seq=3 ttl=251 time=5.8 ms 64 bytes from 141.48.3.3: icmp_seq=4 ttl=251 time=13.6 ms --- mlucom.urz.uni-halle.de ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 5.5/7.3/13.6 ms bridge:~ ! I don't know what times to expect. But why have lynx to look at www.microsoft.com (or any other host for instance). How to avoid looking at hosts which are situated oversea? Andreas. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Netscape/Lynx long startup time - why?
If you type ping -c 5 www.microsoft.com how long does it take before you see the first line ? This almost sounds like a DNS timeout. --Jeff (just a guess) On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Brian C. White wrote: > > > The latest mime-support (2.12) will work much better with lynx since > > > it tries to use tests that lynx can recognize internally without forking > > > an external process. > > > > Where is 2.12 available. I can only find 2.11 on my nearest Debian > > mirror. > > It was stuck in incoming until this morning. As soon as ftp.debian.org > catches up to master, it will be in Bo. > > > > Lynx takes so terribly long time form me to start that I wonder if > > I should install a plain ASCII-reader in my Midnight-Commander for > > html files. > > > > Are there possibly other reasons for this behaviour? > > Not that I know of. > > Brian > ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > > --- > the difference between theory and practice is less in theory than in practice > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Netscape/Lynx long startup time - why?
> > The latest mime-support (2.12) will work much better with lynx since > > it tries to use tests that lynx can recognize internally without forking > > an external process. > > Where is 2.12 available. I can only find 2.11 on my nearest Debian > mirror. It was stuck in incoming until this morning. As soon as ftp.debian.org catches up to master, it will be in Bo. > Lynx takes so terribly long time form me to start that I wonder if > I should install a plain ASCII-reader in my Midnight-Commander for > html files. > > Are there possibly other reasons for this behaviour? Not that I know of. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- the difference between theory and practice is less in theory than in practice -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Netscape/Lynx long startup time - why?
On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Brian C. White wrote: > > Why does it take so long for Netscape or Lynx to start? > > It takes forever because they both read the entire file and run every > single test condition they encounter. > > The latest mime-support (2.12) will work much better with lynx since > it tries to use tests that lynx can recognize internally without forking > an external process. Where is 2.12 available. I can only find 2.11 on my nearest Debian mirror. Lynx takes so terribly long time form me to start that I wonder if I should install a plain ASCII-reader in my Midnight-Commander for html files. Are there possibly other reasons for this behaviour? Andreas. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Netscape/Lynx long startup time - why?
> Why does it take so long for Netscape or Lynx to start? It takes forever because they both read the entire file and run every single test condition they encounter. The latest mime-support (2.12) will work much better with lynx since it tries to use tests that lynx can recognize internally without forking an external process. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- the difference between theory and practice is less in theory than in practice
Re: Netscape/Lynx long startup time - why?
> "Herve" == Herve FLOCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >> Why does it take so long for Netscape or Lynx to start? >> > Is your DNS working correctly, is it as long if you ask for an > address with nslookup ??? > Netscape takes time to start because of its size but lynx should > start immediatly nslookup is almost instant. Could it be the MIME files being parsed? -- Karl M. Hegbloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.inetarena.com/~karlheg Portland, OR USA Debian GNU 1.2 Linux 2.0.29t You tell me and we'll both know.
Netscape/Lynx long startup time - why?
Why does it take so long for Netscape or Lynx to start? -- Karl M. Hegbloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.inetarena.com/~karlheg Portland, OR USA Debian GNU 1.2 Linux 2.0.29t You tell me and we'll both know.
