[CS-FSLUG] Extranet solution

[Josiah Ritchie]

A text based browser, unless the information you need to find out what 
you want is also in PDF, or just turn off images in your normal browser 
for you time there. Sounds like a rather ugly site. JSR/

David M. wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am doing some work for a sub contractor of a contractor, and the contractor 
> has an extranet that the sub contractors have to log into to get all the 
> information on the homes that are being built  and this extranet is very very 
> very slow at loading. 
> 
> The sub contractors are required to log into the extranet to get any 
> information they need to get the home done, but some of the sub's are in an 
> area where they cannot get DSL or cable and their only choice is dial-up.
> 
> Well, I am looking for a way (if it's possible) to be able to log onto this 
> extranet without having to wait forever for the thousands of pdf forms to 
> load and only grab the pdf's that is needed.
> 
> Since the contractor doesn't have ftp, I can't use that. But im wondering if 
> there is any other way I could get the information. Even on my 1.5 MB/s cable 
> connection, it takes a good half hour to an hour for the page to fully load 
> and be usable. This is rediculous and the builder doesn't realize that the 
> longer it takes the sub contractor to get the job done, the more money they 
> will lose. Time is money! But the contractor has made no effort to improve 
> anything despite all the complaints.
> 
> Would anyone by any chance know of a solution I could use for this problem? I 
> was thinking of trying to write a script that would log onto the extranet and 
> not load anything at all, and have the script only grab the information that 
> is needed.
> 
> My idea of of a solution to this problem would be quite similiar to file 
> sharing software without the bells and whistles. Log on, type the name of the 
> pdf you need and grab it viola, done!
> 
> Thanks