Best FREE line service

rasmushlarsen · Nov 18, 2003

Hello,

I'm chasing a good line service in US sports. I've found the paid ones too expensive now, so I will have to use some of the free ones, though I know that nothing will reach the standard of Don Best.

Which would you consider to be the best:

Covers.com
Jim Feist
Others

Please mention why.

Thanks,
Ras

Fishhead · Nov 18, 2003

Check the one here at THERX......click on LIVE LINES. You will not be disappointed.

codeworks · Nov 18, 2003

www.dimelines.com is the one I use.

I like it because it shows the line movement

betsm@ker · Nov 18, 2003

same here...

i like dimelines better but i use my DB account

Moon88 · Nov 18, 2003

I have to agree with strut888 rx live lines are great!

betsm@ker · Nov 18, 2003

right, specially now. DOWN

Moon88 · Nov 18, 2003

db is great but they also go DOWN once in a while.

betsm@ker · Nov 18, 2003

rasmushlarsen · Nov 19, 2003

Which one has the fastest updates of Dimeline and TheRx?

WEEKENDALKI · Nov 19, 2003

rasmus, the RX live lines service blows away covers. Basically covers has a few stats, and that's it. I really think their site is VERY over-rated. For free, the RX live lines is a winner!

castaway · Nov 19, 2003

FREE line service is an oxymoron

gbm · Nov 19, 2003

Jim feist- Offshore connection

15 books
line history
injuries
scores

very easy to use

SrMuny · Nov 19, 2003

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by gbm:
Jim feist- Offshore connection

15 books
line history
injuries
scores

very easy to use<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

And if I dont go 4-0 on Saturday, its $99

TheGeneral+ · Nov 20, 2003

Lander, When we going to get the moves highlighted?

newbie666 · Nov 20, 2003

yeah lander,
as a C native ""you are""

why this html proposal...
just code in java like the don best applet
(N Query Threads for each line movement...)..
not the whole page!

TheGeneral+ · Nov 20, 2003

newbie666,

You get a shirt yet?

lander · Nov 20, 2003

General,
The moved are now indicated with RED font, as opposed to the previous edition that featured grey text.

Newbie,
HTML is the easiest to secure. I have two ports open - one on port 80 for the Apache webserver and another for SSH. Apache is VERY secure, and SSH2 is well .. the standard for secure remote access.

If we create an applet we have several issues to consider.

1. Java is VERY VERY easily decompiled and we risk having everyone and their brother distrute mini spiders.

2. I'd need to open up the App server to communicate (not sure what Query Threads are, but we would probably go with the most efficient means - pushing a delta of info up).
I trust the security of the webserver, I am leary about the security of the app server.

Remember, apache is spawn as a process controled by "Nobody" - so even is a new hack is invented/executed the worst they can do is buffer overload the apache process and gain control as "Nobody", which has basically NO RIGHTS.

We would not be compromised.

3. That type of development takes in incrediable amount of time. We do not have the resources for that currently.

That's it, in a nutshell.

newbie666 · Nov 20, 2003

nope!...
also i ask angelle for a moisten panties..

newbie666 · Nov 20, 2003

lander... JBOSS3

lander · Nov 20, 2003

Newbie,
I'm not switching app servers.

Tomcat is more than sufficient.

If we want guaranteed security we would most surely need to go with a supported app server (ie a large vendor such as Weblogic, Websphere, ATG Dynamo, etc ...)