thanks. I am definitely no TCP/IP expert.

So it's Windows' TCP stack that's keeping the connection alive, in 
accordance with the TCP protocol spec?

Kryptolus C.L. wrote:
> Quick explanation: The TIME_WAIT state is vital to the TCP protocol.
> This ensures that if any further data arrives from the server, it can be 
> handled. There's no guarantee that the server ever received the final 
> acknowledgement that the connection is closed.
> This is a property of TCP and not of mozilla and it's a Good Thing (tm)


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