Network.http.keep-alive
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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. If a proxy server is not configured, this preference controls whether to use keep alive connections on supporting servers.
Possible values and their effects
true
Use keep-alive connections whenever possible. (Default in all but Minimo)
false
Never use keep-alive connections. (Default in Minimo)
Caveats
- This preference only has an effect if you are not using a proxy. If you are using a proxy, see network.http.proxy.keep-alive.
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.timeout
- network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy
- network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server
- network.http.proxy.keep-alive
