Tim: >> While that sounds reasonable, the 15 second refresh period does not. >> Does it really do that? Is it really necessary to do so? Steven Stern: > I've left the capture running for a while and it seems that the timing > varies. It's been a while since it last checked. It seems that the > checks are once per 30 seconds. So, that's one http call per 30 > seconds. I can live with that. I was thinking of the other side of the equation: Thousands of Linux users all blasting some server every few seconds for the next few years. Unless you're actually in the airport control tower, or flying a plane, I doubt you need to keep updating a weather report that often. -- tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.13.10-200.fc20.i686 #1 SMP Mon Apr 14 21:00:56 UTC 2014 i686 All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org