Network.http.keep-alive

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is network.http.keep-alive.

This article describes the preference network.http.keep-alive. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background 2 Possible values and their effects

2.1 true 2.2 false

3 Caveats 4 First checked in 5 Has an effect in 6 Related bugs 7 Related preferences 8 External links

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Background

HTTP is the application-layer protocol that most web pages are transferred with. HTTP keep-alive connections can be re-used for multiple requests, as opposed to non-keep-alive connections, which are limited to one request. Using keep-alive connections improves performance. If a proxy server is not configured, this preference controls whether to use keep alive connections on supporting servers.

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Possible values and their effects

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true

Use keep-alive connections whenever possible. (Default in all but Minimo)

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false

Never use keep-alive connections. (Default in Minimo)

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Caveats

This preference only has an effect if you are not using a proxy. If you are using a proxy, see network.http.proxy.keep-alive.

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First checked in

2001-05-11 by Darin Fisher

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Has an effect in

Netscape (all versions since 6.1) Mozilla Suite (all versions since 0.9) Mozilla Phoenix (all versions) Mozilla Firebird (all versions) Mozilla Firefox (all versions) SeaMonkey (all versions) Camino (all versions) Minimo (all versions)

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