DervishD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> * Hrvoje Niksic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit:
>> >> Yes. The "timeout" option is a shortcut for specifying all the
>> >> other options.
>> > What I mean is: if I don't specify 'timeout' in my wgetrc it has the
>> > default value ('900', AFAIK), but it is ignored?
>> I'm afraid I don't understand this question. Is what ignored? You
>> say you don't specify it -- how can it be ignored then?
>
> Sorry, I'm afraid my english is somewhat poor :((( What I mean is
> that the option 'timeout' has a default value if it is not specified
> in wgetrc, true?.
Not entirely. The "timeout" does not translate to a single variable,
but to three variables. Changing "timeout" modifies all three.
If you insist on thinking in terms of the default values, you can set
them like this:
# Defaults:
connect_timeout = 0
dns_timeout = 0
read_timeout = 900
# You can change any of the above by modifying the respective
# variables. Using "timeout" changes them all at once, to a single
# value. If that is not desired, simply do not use "timeout".
> The fact is that I'm using 'timeout' with its default value but the
> behaviour of wget is not the same as if I was not using 'timeout'.
That is correct, but that is by design -- see above. Simply stop
thinking of "timeout" as of a single variable, and the problem will (I
hope) go away. It worked for me. :-)
[...]
> OK. I don't like that behaviour, but I understand the use of
> 'timeout', thanks :))
How would you have it behave?
