[twsocket] Does THttpCli timeout?

2005-10-26 Thread Jack
Hello, Real quick question. It is my understanding that THttpCli does not timeout. Say, it has connected to the web server and sent the request. But if the server doesn't send anything back, THttpCli will not timeout. Am I correct? -- Best regards, Jack -- To unsubscribe or change your

Re: [twsocket] Does THttpCli timeout?

2005-10-26 Thread Wilfried Mestdagh
Hello Jack, real quick answer :) correct ! Winsock will timeout after a while, but this is depending on many factors and can take a long time. For automated aplications use your own timeout. --- Rgds, Wilfried [TeamICS] http://www.overbyte.be/eng/overbyte/teamics.html http://www.mestdagh.biz

Re: [twsocket] Does THttpCli timeout?

2005-10-26 Thread Jack
Thank you Wilfried and Arno for the real quick replies :) Winsock will timeout after a while, but this is depending on many factors and can take a long time. For automated aplications use your own timeout. Any idea how long it can be? Like, a few minutes? or hours? Real quick question. It

Re: [twsocket] Does THttpCli timeout?

2005-10-26 Thread Jack
Hello Wilfried, I wonder why would winsock even time out in this case? Isn't it legitimate to have a socket connected and doing nothing? -- Best regards, Jack Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 1:35:36 PM, you wrote: Hello Jack, real quick answer :) correct ! Winsock will timeout after a

Re: [twsocket] Does THttpCli timeout?

2005-10-26 Thread Wilfried Mestdagh
Hello Jack, I wonder why would winsock even time out in this case? Isn't it legitimate to have a socket connected and doing nothing? Yes of course. As always I anser to fast without carefully reading the request :( If yoiu connect and do nothing noone will timeout of course, unless the server

Re: [twsocket] Does THttpCli timeout?

2005-10-26 Thread Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd
It is my understanding that THttpCli does not timeout. Say, it has connected to the web server and sent the request. But if the server doesn't send anything back, THttpCli will not timeout. Am I correct? TCP/IP has timeouts for opening a connection, although not usually once the connection