Re: TIdHTTP's timeout-settings seem not to work as intended

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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:41

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<MR> wrote in message news:ka65n2lunuqph368222hfcmnksqlglejie@4ax.com...

> I'm setting a TIdHTTP's ConnectTimeout and ReadTimeout properties
> to a value about 200ms.

200ms is fine for a ReadTimeout, but that is generally too small for a
ConnectTimeout, especially if a DNS query has to be performed.  There are no
DNS timeouts available, and network latency can cause slow connections.

> So perhaps I have to set another timeout-property?

There aren't any other timeouts.


Gambit

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