Internet Explorer 8 timeout too quick on page POSTs

Question

We have an asp.net site running, which has been working fine for some time, but recently I have been experiencing some issues with IE8.

On posting some pages - mainl

Answer 1

A 10 second timeout might be a usability tool in disguise. 10 seconds is a pretty long time. Js capable browsers are > 99% now, why not push it off over Ajax and poll until the long work is done, then redirect to the next page? You could show the user more useful progress info in the meantime. If for some reason the next page itself is the source of the slow down and cannot be separated from its slow parts, you could finish by precaching the next page then redirecting.