curl-users
Re: Curl proxy behavior
From: Craig Davison <cd_at_securityfocus.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 11:28:03 -0600 (MDT)
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 11:28:03 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Max WebMaster wrote:
> (the specified IP was no proxy computer) and have noticed
> curl has paused for some 20-30 seconds before returning the
> expected error message "Can't connect to server (0)".
The host you specified must be dropping packets destined for port 80, or
the host might not even be up.
Curl is waiting for a reply from the host and then timing out.
> The command specified port 80.
> Is curl perhaps scanning other ports on the same machine?
What a silly thing to ask.
Received on 2001-04-28