How to notify client when srever is off-line?

[Detox]

An icon is created on the desktop for fast connection to our Servoy server.....
When I take it off line to do maintenance ,, how can I notify via java web-start that we are off line rather than the user receiving a "unable to connect MESSAGE"?

[ROCLASI]

Hi Detox,

How would the client app differentiate between network/server problems and you bringing Servoy server down ?
Since it can't connect to the server it can't know why, other than it's 'unable to connect'.
Maybe you are thinking like how it works for websites that are down for maintenance and have a placeholder page in the mean time.
But that means the (web) server is still running and can tell the visitor that.
When you bring down the web server you will be in the same situation as with bringing down Servoy.

So depending on your maintenance you probably would keep Servoy Server running but denying client access with a message that it's under maintenance.
I guess that would be feature request.

[agiletortoise]

You could have people bookmark a link to an alternate HTTP server that's configured to redirect to Servoy -- then for maintenance times, turn off that redirect and have it server a "down for maintenance" page.

greg.