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#492 Usermin For Webmail Slow Loses Browser Connection Since Update from 1.830

Ilia — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:08:00 -0000

If we download usermin for webmail rpm/tar file again now will this have new
bug fixes in it or are you going to increment the version to 1.833?

I think it will be right to make a new release, although a minor one will work just fine for this.

#492 Usermin For Webmail Slow Loses Browser Connection Since Update from 1.830

Ilia — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:18:51 -0000

.. or you can update theme with the latest development version to fix it for all users with ease.

#492 Usermin For Webmail Slow Loses Browser Connection Since Update from 1.830

Ilia — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:12:35 -0000

I did not go this far in browser but the previous version never had these
lines in the log file?

This is a new feature to get messages by users from admins.

Authentic Theme the usermin is very slow after performing an email or marking spam etc. Even clicking on theme configuration on some browsers causes the connection to server is lost.

I think I know what causes an issue on your side. Although this must never happen by default and the key factor which would lead to causing this is disabled Background Status Collection on Webmin side. Later an admin would need to go to theme theme configuration and save something.

I will make a sanity checks for the next small release to make it fail proof.

I bet that if you open a browser's console, and type settings_side_slider_background_refresh_time it will return 0 -- this is the bug in-fact and the culprit of the problem. I made those sanity checks before in other parts of the code but have completely missed it this time, when adding this new feature.

Before the new release happen, the solution for you would be is to copy/paste and run in the browser's console the following:

settings_side_slider_background_refresh_time = 5;
theme.config.save()

I am sorry about that!

#492 Usermin For Webmail Slow Loses Browser Connection Since Update from 1.830

Ilia — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:42:01 -0000

Hi, Eric.

If you open browser console and its network tab, how often those XHR requests happen?

Usermin For Webmail Slow Loses Browser Connection Since Update from 1.830

Eric — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:41:22 -0000

Hi,

Since upgrading to usermin-for webmail 1.832 from 1.830 using Authentic Theme the usermin is very slow after performing an email or marking spam etc. Even clicking on theme configuration on some browsers causes the connection to server is lost. The bar graph continues to go across inbox like it is doing something.

Going back to 1.830 resolves all issues.

The 1 item we notice is a ton of these that repeat in miniserv.log

"POST /xhr.cgi?type=file&action=motd&subtype=receive HTTP/1.1" 200 11

We do not use any "Message of the day" is that what motd is?

This was never on the previous version.

This seems to happen on systems with webmin installed only no virtualmin not sure if that is a factor?

Thank You,
Eric