[Gllug] Apache Timeout

[Jackson, Harry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Gilbert [mailto:tom at linuxbrit.co.uk]
> > 
> > #
> > # Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
> > #
> > Timeout 300
> 
> It's this one, but note that if your cgis take THAT long to run, any
> sane browser will timeout way before this. Apache can't control timeouts
> set in the browsers.
> 
> Create a status page with an autorefresh to tell the client 
> his document is being prepared, then give it to him when you're
> done, or even send him email telling him to come pick it up. 
> 20 minutes is kindof stretching the HTTP model =D

On further investigation we have found that it can be set in the registry in
the client machine. We also set the Timeout to 1 to see what happened but
could not get it to send a timeout back which I thought was a bit odd. At
least it is working now.

Cheers 
Harry


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