Problem whit Ibrowse

[Piru]

@logicalheart

There is data loss with TCP/IP.

No there isn't.

The protocol just has a way to recover, and will keep requesting the lost data.

It will never get data loss in the first place. The connection just stalls till the correct data is there, or the connection times out. Either way, it will never pass any corrupt data to the application layer. Partial read is perfectly normal phenomen with TCP/IP, and the application must be prepared for it. If the connection terminates early, the application must cope with this, or it's buggy.

In some conditions, some Windows and Amiga applications will crash from it.

I'd be very interested to hear what applications are these and some technical explanation why they're supposedly crashing.

[itix]

Don't use the "Back" button.

Pressing "b" instead of "Back" button cures 'back button crash'.

[futaura]

itix wrote:

Don't use the "Back" button.

Pressing "b" instead of "Back" button cures 'back button crash'.

Which crash is this?  Is it easily reproducable?  I don't recall fixing such a bug, or even hearing of it.  Certainly, pressing "b" should make no difference compared to pressing the button itself, since the exact same code is triggered.

[Thomas]

There is nothing wrong with the back button. It's just that IBrowse sometimes crashes when recalling a previously viewed page.

The same happens when much image decoding happens at the same time. That means either on pages where many big pictures are or on https pages with many pictures. E.g. IBrowse likes to crash after having logged on to https://freemail.web.de.

All those crashes happen sometimes and are not reproducable. It's just an experience. When a crash happens I try to remember what I did last in order to prevent it next time. And those hints above are just the results of the crashes which happened most often.

Bye,
Thomas

[krize]

If I disable javascript I can browse Ebay with Ib2.3.. When javascript is on it starts crawling and I get an error with large javascript is running .. This happens to several "large" pages...

[Framiga]

i never got a single crash due the "back" thing.

Are you using Genesis/AmiTCP?

[VooDoo]

post results

After I install stackattack on my mys and run IBrowse whit 6 connection on my 040/33 ..IB today work wihtou crash..but still its in testing

[VooDoo]

..ppl small report..

Now my Amiga works 29h without any crash..lot of files is downloaded..and IBrowse open milion's page ..and no NetworkError..

Yeah now after I installed StackAttack2 and using 3 connections in IB..all works OK..

Tnx to all ppl who help me!!