Guido> Since "idel timeout" is not a commonly understood term it would Guido> be even better if it was explained without using it.
I think it's commonly understood, but it doesn't mean what the socket timeout is used for. It's how long a connection can be idle (the client doesn't make a request of the server) before the server will close the connection. Skip _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com