Bill: > Eventually the browser will drop the connection, and then if > the Servlet > tries to write anything, then an IOException will be thrown. However > allowing the following code on your server will DoS: > while(true) { > Thread.Sleep(1000); > }
This is precisely my question: Is there a way to set a timeout on a thread and kill it if it takes that amount of time? > The thread allocation is pretty similar to Apache/httpd. The Apache server source code has a hard thread limit defined in the source code. Does Tomcat? Thanks, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (972)612-6056, www.JAMMConsulting.com FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce operating costs by 17% or more in 6 months or less! => http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]