Hello, Server?

By Henry Plotkin

Posted December 12 2005

Summary: If Henry Plotkin's application runs across a network, he wants to know if that network is working or not. If the network drops while the program is trying to access files, the user might get an error message. Or they might not. Or they might get a "Save As" dialog, as happened recently. If they do get a message, it is unlikely that they will comprehend it. Something more user friendly is in order.

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