The countdown uses unified GET or POST mode input. It talks two protocols, called the long protocol and the short protocol. The long protocol uses classic CGI argument string. One of daysBignums , daysLots , daysThousands , daysHundreds , daysTens , daysUnits , hoursTens , hoursUnits , minutesTens or minutesUnits in descending decimal sequence. Any other arguments are ignored.
Arguments are case sensitive.
The short protocol is designed for speed, that being a primary requirement of the program. The fields, respectively are used to derive the same data as above. A single character indicating a set of digits to use. A single character indicating a digit to display. This gives rise to the reccommended translations.