Network.http.keep-alive.timeout: Difference between revisions

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==Background==
==Background==
[[HTTP]] is the application-layer protocol that most web pages are transferred with. HTTP keep-alive connections can be re-used for multiple requests, as opposed to non-keep-alive connections, which are limited to one request. Using keep-alive connections improves performance. This preference determines how long keep-alive connections are kept alive.
[[HTTP]] is the application-layer protocol that most web pages are transferred with. HTTP keep-alive connections can be re-used for multiple requests, as opposed to non-keep-alive connections, which are limited to one request. Using keep-alive connections improves performance. This preference determines how long keep-alive connections are kept alive.
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==Caveats==
==Caveats==
* This preference still has an effect if [[network.http.keep-alive]] is true - that preference only handles keep-alive connections in HTTP 1.0.
* This preference only has an effect if [[network.http.keep-alive]] is true.


==First checked in==
==First checked in==

Revision as of 01:03, 18 January 2006

Background

HTTP is the application-layer protocol that most web pages are transferred with. HTTP keep-alive connections can be re-used for multiple requests, as opposed to non-keep-alive connections, which are limited to one request. Using keep-alive connections improves performance. This preference determines how long keep-alive connections are kept alive.

Possible values and their effects

Amount of time in seconds to keep keep-alive connections alive. Default: 300 seconds.

Caveats

First checked in

2001-05-11 by Darin Fisher

Has an effect in

  • Netscape (all versions since 6.1)
  • Mozilla Suite (all versions since 0.9)
  • Mozilla Phoenix (all versions)
  • Mozilla Firebird (all versions)
  • Mozilla Firefox (all versions)
  • SeaMonkey (all versions)
  • Camino (all versions)
  • Minimo (all versions)

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