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Re: on the no-keepalive option

From: Dan Fandrich <dan_at_coneharvesters.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:09:43 +0100

On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 06:05:08PM -0600, Nick Zitzmann wrote:
> On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:51 AM, frank ernest <doark_at_mail.com> wrote:
> > "--no-keepalive
> > Disables the use of keepalive messages on the TCP connection, as
> > by default curl enables them."
> >
> > Why would it help me to disable keep alive?
>
> When you have to deal with a buggy server that doesnąt correctly support the feature, for one.

Or if you want to keep a long-running connection or one with expensive setup
up in the face of temporary lapses in connectivity, for another.

>>> Dan
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Received on 2013-11-14