Yshout Banned

[UnlimitedMB]

The script Yshout has been banned from use at unlimitedmb due to excessive resource use.

Beginning immediately we are blocking all http requests for its main file yshout.php, tommorow its file signature will be added to our blocking databases, thus all yshout files, regarless of the name will be deleted from the server, and will not upload.

Please be aware that NO SCRIPTS which repeatedly and automatically make http requests to the server are allowed.

[wwe]

What about other shoutboxes?

(For example mods for forums.)

[cr0wonline]

As long as they're either remotely hosted, or don't auto-refresh. :)

[wwe]

Well I don't have any shoutbox type thing installed, but I was just wondering :D

I don't really like shoutboxes too much...

[th2mods]

why are they removed? i spent so much time figuring out what was wrong with my website, i though it was my website, but its the server. this hosting serves is so great, why did you take it away? that alone makes me want to host on another serves...

[Tyler]

why are they removed? i spent so much time figuring out what was wrong with my website, i though it was my website, but its the server. this hosting serves is so great, why did you take it away? that alone makes me want to host on another serves...
Did you read the FIRST POST?

[th2mods]

The script Yshout has been banned from use at unlimitedmb due to excessive resource use.



why does it matter if it is excessively used? Is it bad for ulmb?

[ukmodders]

why does it matter if it is excessively used? Is it bad for ulmb?

its banned due to it taking up excessive resources if you read the first post, this is bad for all sites hosted on ulmb servers

[th2mods]

Tyler, please read this,

There are a few minor bugfixes, but the major change is the way the shoutbox performs updates (and I owe all credit to Sarke, as he details here: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=137508.msg996154;topicseen#msg9961 54). Instead of querying the server every 1.5 sec for data, the client now opens a connection, which the server holds open until new shouts arrive. This system should drastically reduce the CPU load of the shoutbox on your server, and should allow it to be run reliably without a PHP accelerator.

The controlling option for this "push" feature is $updateTimeout in yshout/yshout.php. Do NOT increase this past the maximum script execution time; if you don't know what this is, leaving it at 20 is probably safe. The default setting means that instead of a query every 1.5 seconds, even with no changes, yshout.php will now be queried only once every 20 seconds, which should be more than enough for most people.


This is the new version of the shoutbox i am using. Maybe you could con sitter that version.

[UnlimitedMB]

Holding open connections is also unacceptable.

The normal way http connections work is the user clicks a link or otherwise accesses your url, the page downloads, the connection is disconnected and the page is displayed.

Any auto refreshing or holding open connections is not allowed.

You may not automatically refresh urls, or any other interactions with the server except in response to a user action (eg. a click or button press)

[th2mods]

in that case, i will add a refresh button to my shout box. thanks.

[UnlimitedMB]

Yep refresh button is the right idea.

Most interactive pages do not update new information automatically, for example forums, the user has to specifically refresh it.
Its the way most users expect it to work.

If you want a chat room you should add an irc applet or something like that.

[backdoor]

So a shoutbox that has an auto refresh isn't aloud?

[UnlimitedMB]

So a shoutbox that has an auto refresh isn't aloud?

Thats correct.

[backdoor]

Will I be ok if I kill the auto refresh?

[UnlimitedMB]

Yes remove it, no auto refresh is allowed.