Jeff,
Firstly, note that ASP has NO (shout) direct control over the client.
What I mean is the ASP server cannot instruct the client to change it's
message, the client has to initiate all requests.
Therefore, you have to look at a client side solution. Here are some
options, I 'm sure other would have more (including perhaps even client
side activex components):
1) Put a META refresh tag in every page so that all pages refresh
themselves every 1 minute. This could be rather eritating to all your
humble subjects.
2) Design your site around a frame structure, with your message
completly seperate in its own frame displaying the message page (again
with a META refresh to update itself - note again here: the page has to
update ITSELF)
3) It may be possible (I haven't tried this before) be possible to write
a javascript function for the client which reads an asp page and updates
just a portion (say the contents of a div block) of the page at your 1
minute intervals.
Always remember, ASP (or whatever server) is designed not to give the
king complete control over all his humble peasants - he can only tell
the what to do if they ask.
Cheers,
Nic
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