Whee! Currently logged on w/o sify client

[ujjwal]

Yup ... I dunno how long it will last, but currently I am accessin the www without their client, even after a fresh boot.This is what I did, though I dunno exactly why it worked, I guess the client could not send a message back that I had logged off, so i am permanently connected, well, atleast for a while I deleted the annoying hbsbeat.exe file from the sify broadband directory.Then ctrl+alt+deled the bbclient when logged in.Restarted the system.Ah ... thats 8MB less of my 64MB RAM ....BTW, anyone knows whether an older version of the client exists? Which is low on resources? Or better, a dos based text client (like the linux one)? Lets request them to atleast make 3.0 eat much less ram, considering the fact that its job is a simple one ..........

 

[Sushubh]

someone should reverse engineer this client and make a better client that actually is user friendly. also, if u just terminate the client after logging in, you remain logged in. i do that when i have to set the download manager to shut down windows after completing a download. the stupid client as for 2 clicks if i shutdown my PC without logging off from sify's server. one of the biggest nuisance imo.

 

[Fred]

Originally posted by Sushubh@Oct 19 2004, 09:40 AM
the stupid client as for 2 clicks if i shutdown my PC without logging off from sify's server. one of the biggest nuisance imo.
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Yes, it's a big nuisance. I hate it.

 

[Sushubh]

indian websites and software s*ck at usability. they should hear some lectures from dr. Jakob Nielsen.

 

[guru]

So this means ujjwal is surfing , using his own account ?or he is connected , via someone else account :mellow:

 

[Sushubh]

he is surfing on his own account without the stupid client running in the background.

 

[surjeett]

Originally posted by ujjwal@Oct 19 2004, 09:06 AM
Ah ... thats 8MB less of my 64MB RAM ....

BTW, anyone knows whether an older version of the client exists? Which is low on resources? Or better, a dos based text client (like the linux one)? Lets request them to atleast make 3.0 eat much less ram, considering the fact that its job is a simple one ..........
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On my comp it takes only 540kb of memory

 

[fullyaddicted]

the client takes 8 MB of RAM of 256MB for me. if you have less MB memory it will occupy less and remaining will be in the virual memory.

 

[surjeett]

It takes 540kb out of 512 MB of RAM here......

 

[surjeett]

Btw, on a machin with 256MB RAM it still takes only 540kb