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) -- may the force, the farce and linux be with you. See you in news://news.hkpcug.org and http://www.linux-sxs.org
