Check for updates on a page without overchecking?

[Hyflex 2]

Hey,

I'm looking for a way to check a webpage (an inbox) for updates (new messages) periodically without overchecking and owning the sites bandwidth...

Anyone know of a way to do this in autoit?

[FireFox 256]

Hi,

Maybe a HEAD request would do the trick if the server returns the "Not Modified" status when there is no new messages.

Can you tell us which e-mail service do you use?

Br, FireFox.

[Hyflex 2]

It's not an e-mail service, it's an inbox for a forum.

So for example, if we used: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?app=members&module=messaging how could that be "asked" if it's been modified or not.

[guinness 1,479]

Does the Forum grant you permission to do something like this? For example automating the AutoIt Forum is forbidden, which is why I ask.

[FireFox 256]

It depends if the service in question supports RSS feed or whatever. Otherwise you could load the page and when you have the title? tag, close the connection, but it's not efficient.

(I'm not going further as I don't know which service you are using, and as almost all services forbid this kind of action.)

Br, FireFox.

[Hyflex 2]

Does the Forum grant you permission to do something like this? For example automating the AutoIt Forum is forbidden, which is why I ask.

Yes, I grant my own permission It's my own site lol

Proof can be given via PM

Edited June 3, 2013 by Hyflex

[FireFox 256]

It's my own site lol

And you can't customize it? 

[Hyflex 2]

And you can't customize it? 

I'm trying to do it offsite in order to have a tool to check without having to have the site open also, no I prolly couldn't do it onsite even if I wanted to :/

[FireFox 256]

I'm trying to do it offsite

I understand that. Make a get/post request and only return the new message count (using a simple sql request).

Br, FireFox.