michael-o commented on issue #211: Use finite (3 minutes) connection keep-alive period by default URL: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/pull/211#issuecomment-586738811 > > > > I wonder why the rest w/ timeout is called `..Timeout`, but this one is not. Shouldn't it be consistent? > > Strictly speaking, this value does not represent a timeout. Theoretically it can even be negative. But I never truly understood why Gary needed to create `Timeout` class in the first place. Thinking about this more, you are right. But the unofficial [`Keep-Alive`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Keep-Alive) still calls it timeout.
---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] With regards, Apache Git Services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
