Re: requests versus loads

Jeff Leane (leane_at_emerge.com)
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 11:39:50 -0700

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The "hit" in the server logs means only that the banner has been requested.
It is no guarantee that the banner has been sent or received, let alone
seen.

Moral: Hits are not a very good metric.

-- Regards, Jeff

On 8/14/96, Steve Roth asked:
>Question to all: when a server records that a banner has been loaded,
>does that mean it's been requested, or that it has been sent completely?

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