Checking out your code it looks like you're just polling (not longpolling)? Instead of just holding the connection open and waiting for a new message you pass the latest message and let the client reconnect.
I use node like this (really simplified but still): http://blog.dispostable.com/instant-mail-notifications-using...
matthijs, really interesting post, and very much liked your product as well. Amazingly simple. But I couldn't see any new message indicator when I tried it out in Chrome. Has it already been put in production?
Yes it is already live, all you need to do is click the "Check for new messages" button on the inbox page and you'll be notified with a sound and the new message will be highlighted.
I just checked and made sure it is still working as it is suppose to (Firefox + Safari). Ill try Chrome as well.
