Keeping a live connecion with the user

[Guest_imported]

Does anyone have any idea how we can overcome this problem?
Users of our website have a problem when their Service Provider disconnects the line if it's idle for more than a few minutes (a common practice among Providers in the UK) this is annoying!! In order to prevent this we're trying to create a JavaScript (or something) which will keep a regular or timed signal going between the server/user.
I've tried a cookie on a 30 second timer, but once the page is loaded the cookie is operated from the user's PC only, so there is no server/user communication.
Any ideas? (If not complete help, at least ideas of where else to look). I can be emailed on j.welch@msec.dmu.ac.uk Thanks.
Jeremy Welch.

 

[luciddream]

in netscape there is server push, that keeps the connection alive. you need to use a server-side language for this, i dont think asp or server-side javascript will work.... as far as i know, ie has nothing similar that actually keeps the connection alive. adam@aauser.com