NEW Checker and jsNAVBARs

[Jock Dempsey <guru@anvilfire.com>]

First, I would like to congratulate Gunnar on having taken the ring checker
problem by the horns and coming up with a working solution.  The new
version seems to work very well.  With a few more improvements it will be a
very efficient tool.  I have been using a desktop based checker.  On
average it took 90 minutes to two hours to check 100 sites.  The new
Ringlink checker takes a small fraction of that time and works very well.
Second, Timeouts are a serious problem with certain sites and specificaly
some hosts with pop-up advertising.  I've found that 20-25 seconds works
for most sites and that 30 seconds is a reasonable number.  The only sites
that I have had consistant trouble timing out over 30 seconds are few and I
know those sites and ignore the error.
Third.  jsNAVBARS:
Gunnar has provided me with a copy of ring.pm that is customized for the
jsNAVBAR system that I and a few others run.  If you need this code please
contact me and I will modify the code for your use and send you a copy.
This code checks for a string in the jsNAVBAR command and seems to be a
reliable method.  I have used this testing method on other checkers with
success and it works well with the ringlink checker.
Jock Dempsey
webmaster@anvilfire.com