I am getting quite often two identical posts in which the second post
is sent 2-5 minutes after the first one. This is, I assume, not caused
by double-clicking so what can be the reason?

Thanks,
Josh

Assuming it's random and from different visitors, it could be almost
anything. I "doubt" it's FrontPage related.

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"Josh Halberthal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am getting quite often two identical posts in which the second post
> is sent 2-5 minutes after the first one. This is, I assume, not caused
> by double-clicking so what can be the reason?
>
> Thanks,
> Josh

It's probably caused by people who click the Submit button, and when it
doesn't immediately change the page, they click it again, effectively
submitting the same form twice.

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"Josh Halberthal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am getting quite often two identical posts in which the second post
> is sent 2-5 minutes after the first one. This is, I assume, not caused
> by double-clicking so what can be the reason?
>
> Thanks,
> Josh

"Josh Halberthal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am getting quite often two identical posts in which the second post
> is sent 2-5 minutes after the first one. This is, I assume, not caused
> by double-clicking so what can be the reason?
>
> Thanks,
> Josh

Revisiting the page without making a proper html request.

I.e. going to another page, then using the "back button"
or using the refresh button
or clicking on index links...

They will all cause that behavior. It's the browser cache resubmitting the
form because it's "dynamic data".

(Sometimes there is a "This page has expired" or similar message, if the
user hits "retry" they'll get two posts.)

I solved the problem (somewhat) by putting a link in the confirmation page
that says "CLICK HERE FIRST" and it goes to the root of the discussion
forum. It allows uers to see their message after posting without using the
back button to get there.

Though easy to set up, the FP discussion forums are not particularly
sophisticated. There are tons of free forum things out there you could get
if you need something that works better.

"Sparky Polastri" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<40741766$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> "Josh Halberthal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am getting quite often two identical posts in which the second post
> > is sent 2-5 minutes after the first one. This is, I assume, not caused
> > by double-clicking so what can be the reason?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Josh
>
> Revisiting the page without making a proper html request.
>
> I.e. going to another page, then using the "back button"
> or using the refresh button
> or clicking on index links...
>
> They will all cause that behavior. It's the browser cache resubmitting the
> form because it's "dynamic data".
>
> (Sometimes there is a "This page has expired" or similar message, if the
> user hits "retry" they'll get two posts.)
>
> I solved the problem (somewhat) by putting a link in the confirmation page
> that says "CLICK HERE FIRST" and it goes to the root of the discussion
> forum. It allows uers to see their message after posting without using the
> back button to get there.
>
> Though easy to set up, the FP discussion forums are not particularly
> sophisticated. There are tons of free forum things out there you could get
> if you need something that works better.

Hi Sparky,
Can you recommend a more sophisticated discussion forum than Frontpage?

Thanks,
Josh

On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:00:49 -0500, "Sparky Polastri"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Josh Halberthal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am getting quite often two identical posts in which the second post
>> is sent 2-5 minutes after the first one. This is, I assume, not caused
>> by double-clicking so what can be the reason?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Josh
>
>Revisiting the page without making a proper html request.
>
>I.e. going to another page, then using the "back button"
>or using the refresh button
>or clicking on index links...
>
>They will all cause that behavior. It's the browser cache resubmitting the
>form because it's "dynamic data".
>
>(Sometimes there is a "This page has expired" or similar message, if the
>user hits "retry" they'll get two posts.)
>
>I solved the problem (somewhat) by putting a link in the confirmation page
>that says "CLICK HERE FIRST" and it goes to the root of the discussion
>forum. It allows uers to see their message after posting without using the
>back button to get there.
>
>Though easy to set up, the FP discussion forums are not particularly
>sophisticated. There are tons of free forum things out there you could get
>if you need something that works better.

Please pardon me for jumping in here.

Do any alternative forums have capability to import a FrontPage
discussion, retaining the threads?

Stan Hilliard

No, as the FP DW is not database driven, just stored as HTML.

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"Stan Hilliard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:00:49 -0500, "Sparky Polastri"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Josh Halberthal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I am getting quite often two identical posts in which the second post
> >> is sent 2-5 minutes after the first one. This is, I assume, not caused
> >> by double-clicking so what can be the reason?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Josh
> >
> >Revisiting the page without making a proper html request.
> >
> >I.e. going to another page, then using the "back button"
> >or using the refresh button
> >or clicking on index links...
> >
> >They will all cause that behavior. It's the browser cache resubmitting the
> >form because it's "dynamic data".
> >
> >(Sometimes there is a "This page has expired" or similar message, if the
> >user hits "retry" they'll get two posts.)
> >
> >I solved the problem (somewhat) by putting a link in the confirmation page
> >that says "CLICK HERE FIRST" and it goes to the root of the discussion
> >forum. It allows uers to see their message after posting without using the
> >back button to get there.
> >
> >Though easy to set up, the FP discussion forums are not particularly
> >sophisticated. There are tons of free forum things out there you could get
> >if you need something that works better.
>
> Please pardon me for jumping in here.
>
> Do any alternative forums have capability to import a FrontPage
> discussion, retaining the threads?
>
> Stan Hilliard
>