>From the HTTP/1.1 spec: Servers SHOULD NOT close a connection in the middle of transmitting a response, unless a network or client failure is suspected.
But on the other hand: When a client or server wishes to time-out it SHOULD issue a graceful close on the transport connection. Clients and servers SHOULD both constantly watch for the other side of the transport close, and respond to it as appropriate. If a client or server does not detect the other side's close promptly it could cause unnecessary resource drain on the network. So HTTP seems to contradict itself, typically But from looking at other peoples responses, most interpret the specification that the connection should immediately be closed, so the Zope does the right thing there, and Varnish should be changed. This is apparently the generally accepted interpretation. -- Lennart Regebro: Python, Zope, Plone, Grok http://regebro.wordpress.com/ +33 661 58 14 64 _______________________________________________ Zope-Dev maillist - Zope-Dev@zope.org https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope )
