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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 | * 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
- This preference only has an effect if network.http.keep-alive is true.
First checked in
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)
Related bugs
Related preferences
- network.http.keep-alive
- network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy
- network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server