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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25372 auto close idle connections ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004-04-09 16:51 ------- > I believe the socket should be closed when GCed. Be very careful here. Sockets are not closed when GC'ed. They're closed when finalized (as implemented in java.net.PlainSocket). Yes, the distinction is subtle, but an important one. You can somewhat rely on an object being GC'ed, but you absolutely cannot rely on an object being finalized (in a timeframe that matters). I'm not sure if this is the right place to go into the details, but if the statement above is not clear, I'll be happy to demonstrate with a piece of code. In short, I think it would be a very bad idea not to close the socket explicitly. Thanks Moh --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
