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xslowzone commented on Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains · Posted by u/xslowzone

hk__2 · 2 years ago

> browsers are capable of caching all sorts of things, even something as peculiar as an HTML page.

Yes, and this is irrelevant to your previous comment: caching the HTML doesn’t cache the redirect itself.

xslowzone · 2 years ago

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. The delay was not on the HTML page.

xslowzone commented on Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains · Posted by u/xslowzone

hk__2 · 2 years ago

> The reason there isn't a delay the second click is because the redirect is cached locally in your browser.

No, because it’s not an HTTP redirect. It’s an HTML page that redirects you using a meta tag, something that the browser doesn’t cache.

xslowzone · 2 years ago

Your humble anonymous tipster notes to their skeptical audience that browsers are capable of caching all sorts of things, even something as peculiar as an HTML page.

xslowzone commented on Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains · Posted by u/xslowzone

ender7 · 2 years ago

I can replicate this behavior fairly easily in a browser.

  1. Open incognito window in Chrome
  2. Visit https://t.co/4fs609qwWt -> 5s delay
  3. Open a second tab in the same window -> no delay
  4. Close window, start a new incognito session
  5. Visit https://t.co/4fs609qwWt -> 5s delay returns

xslowzone · 2 years ago

The reason there isn't a delay the second click is because the redirect is cached locally in your browser.

Your humble anonymous tipster would appreciate if you do a little legwork.

Posted by u/xslowzone 2 years ago

Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains

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