>On 3/2/01 12:29 pm, Hugh Senior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Is there any way to reduce the timeout for the load and url commands?
>>
>> Problem:
>> If you have an internet connection when mc starts up, then disconnect,
>> using either of these commands involves an unacceptably long 30 second
>> delay before the script continues (ie the program appears to freeze but
>> hasn't). The same apparent freeze delay occurs even if you reconnect.
Kevin answered:
>Use the load command instead, and if it hasn't loaded after a reasonable
>period of time (i.e. the status is still "requested") then cancel it.
As indicated, in both cases above including 'load', the script waits until
the request fails (takes about 30 seconds) before executing the next line.
/H
Hugh Senior
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