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* file: chatgpt_karbytes_01may2025_p2.txt
* type: plain-text
* date: 02_MAY_2025
* author: karbytes
* license: PUBLIC_DOMAIN
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The following is a plain-text transcript of a conversation between karbytes and ChatGPT-4o which took place between the hours of 2:00PM Pacific Standard Time on 01_MAY_2025 and 4:00AM Pacific Standard Time on 02_MAY_2025. The conversation pertains to karbytes (starting to) create an .onion web page application which checks the availability of another .onion web page every 60 seconds.
For more information about that application, visit the following tutorial web page: https://karbytesforlifeblog.wordpress.com/onion_web_page_availability_logger/
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karbytes:
Generate a Javascript embedded HTML document which attempts to visit a particular web page (such as my .onion website) once every 60 seconds.
ChatGPT:
Here's a minimal HTML document with embedded JavaScript that attempts to visit a specified web page (e.g., a .onion site) once every 60 seconds by creating an invisible iframe:
[html]
Periodic Page Visitor
This page attempts to visit the target site every 60 seconds.
[end html]
Important Notes:
This code will only work in a browser that supports .onion addresses (i.e., Tor Browser).
Most browsers outside of the Tor network will fail to connect to .onion addresses.
Browsers may block or restrict background network requests for privacy/security reasons.
This script is client-side only and doesn't guarantee that the page will be successfully fetched (e.g., if network conditions or browser settings interfere).
Would you like a version that logs the status of the attempt (e.g., success/failure) or tries using a fetch call instead?
karbytes:
Yes, that is precisely what I was originally attempting to accomplish.
ChatGPT:
Great — here's a more advanced version that uses fetch() (instead of an