Wouldn't the max request timeout kick in at one point? Same scenario as if a traditional request spawned a stray process.
-Stace > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 3:28 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Event Gateway's and runaway threads... > > On Apr 11, 2005 3:05 PM, Sean Corfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 11, 2005 5:38 AM, Tony Weeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > what is there in place that keeps a thread from being, well, a > malingerer? > > > > Not sure what you're asking here? > > lets say i have a cfc that makes a database call, returns 20,000+ rows > back to cf, > and it hangs, or drops and the sql connection dies, and cfmx doesnt > know (becuase this has been a problem in the past with our server and > cfmx 6.1 (WITH ALL PATCHES) that might be problematic, right? > > > > > > just wondering? im finishing up a reporting application, and id like > > > to offload LONG reports to threads of their own, and im just wondering > > > what is in place that protects me from a VERY long running thread? > > > > What is the problem with a long running thread? Isn't that the whole > > point of offloading a slow task to the asynchronous CFML gateway? > > couldnt it run FOREVER? > > > -- > tony > > Tony Weeg > > macromedia certified coldfusion mx developer > email: tonyweeg [at] gmail [dot] com > blog: http://www.revolutionwebdesign.com/blog/ > cool tool: http://www.antiwrap.com > > "...straight cash homey" > - randy moss, now a raider > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:202269 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

