Network.http.keep-alive

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is network.http.keep-alive.

This article describes the preference network.http.keep-alive. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
- 2.1 true
- 2.2 false
3 Caveats
4 First checked in
5 Has an effect in
6 Related bugs
7 Related preferences
8 External links

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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.

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