Delayed searches

[crepatas]

Hey,
I usually found this problem: I want to run multiple searches but some hubs refuse them since they are too close. Why don't we have an option to delay any new search for a given time T from the last one?

... so I will be able to queue multiple search on my client and they will be sent in the right order without overwelming the hubs!

Thanks
Crep

[BSOD2600]

You mean, the hubs don't like it when you search for 5 things, with 1 second gaps between? Why not use some self control and limit the time...

It wouldn't be too hard to put in a 5 second limit or something between searching, but not all hubsoftware has issues with this.

[crepatas]

You mean, the hubs don't like it when you search for 5 things, with 1 second gaps between? Why not use some self control and limit the time...

It wouldn't be too hard to put in a 5 second limit or something between searching, but not all hubsoftware has issues with this.

For example CZCHANNELPRO requires a minimum of 15sec between searches... if I want to do 10 searches I have to wait in front of the PC for 150secs. Instead if there would be a space to set the default delay then I would set up as many search as possible and then I'll come back in 20 minutes and find all my results: much more efficient both on my part and on the hubs part, clear?

[BSOD2600]

Yea... although you coming back in 20 minutes after the searches are done will result in MANY sources now offline, slots full, etc.

I still say, be patient and use self control

[GargoyleMT]

A complicating factor is that there's no way of tagging which search results go with which searches, so if some sources are slow (or overloaded), their results could go into the wrong search window. This is one thing that has been singled out for fixing in any proposed replacement protocol.