You should be able to set this in your web.xml file, with the
<session-timeout> tag.
Take a look at the servlet spec, at
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html .
-- Bill K.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Jarman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 3:57 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: How to increase HTTP timeout?
>
>
>
> I'm using Tomcat 3.2.3, and I would like to increase the HTTP
> timeout from 5
> min to something a bit longer.
>
> I have an application that sends XML to the server, which generates a
> report. Sometimes the server takes a long time to generate
> the file, which
> results in an aborted report. The XML requester on the
> client has a 1 hour
> timeout, so I have no problem there right now.
>
> I realize this isn't an ideal setup, but I need to deploy what I have
> working now, and fix the architecture later.
>
> How can I do this without hacking the source code, or is this
> the only way.
>
> BTW, I'm using the HTTP listener, not AJP12 or AJP13. I have a load
> balancer that will direct servlet requests to my TomCat
> servers, and static
> content to Apache servers.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>
>
> Andrew Jarman, P.Eng, Internet Infrastructure Manager
> Exceedia, Inc.
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