Re: [squid-users] IE versus firefox problems

Robin Mordasiewicz wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>
>>> Robin Mordasiewicz ha scritto:
>>>> I have a site which will not load properly while I am using IE7, but
>>>> using
>>>> firefox it loads instantly.
>>>>
>>>> for example, while visting http://www.thestar.com IE will pause and wait
>>>> for a very long time for the site to open, while firefox is able to load
>>>> the page instantly. Can someone else verify for me wether or not they
>>>> are
>>>> seeing the same problem.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.thestar.com
>>>>
>>> I've noticed that on the right side there are two square areas where
>>> some images initially load. I used firefox to visit the site and
>>> everything went fine, but admittedly those two boxes needed a bunch of
>>> seconds to come up with content.
>>> Could it be that a difference in plugins between FF and IE ?
>>>
>> A quick check of the site presents me with *at least* 6 dynamic adverts or
>> multimedia objects just on the front page. The ads look like an
>> add-sharing include. Those could quite possibly be presenting the rest of
>> use with different content to the stuff that is troubling the original
>> user.
>>
> Amos, while visting the site with IE+squid did you notice that IE
> hangs/freezes for about a minute ?
>

I did not use IE for that test.
FF did hang for a noticeable time when it should not have though. The
hang with browser title/status-bar set then super-fast display of page
title graphics, another small delay for the rest of the page. And more
short delays for each big object on the page.

Amos
Received on Fri Oct 26 2007 - 21:04:00 MDT