Network.proxy.failover timeout
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Background
When using a proxy auto-config (PAC), if the primary proxy becomes unresponsive, Mozilla applications will use the secondary proxy and not retry the primary for a specific period of time. This preferences specifies that period of time.
Possible values and their effects
The number of seconds to wait before attempting to recontact the unresponsive proxy server. (Default: 1800, or 30 minutes)
Caveats
- This preference only has an effect if network.proxy.type is set to 2 and network.proxy.autoconfig_url is valid.
First checked in
Has an effect in
- Mozilla Suite (all versions since 1.8)
- Mozilla Firefox (all versions since 1.5)
- SeaMonkey (all versions)