"Olivier R" <ort@free.fr> wrote in message
news:5b2d613f.0403260301.2b60a7e8@posting.google.com...
> Please see http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec8.html#sec8.1
> for specifications.
>
> "Not important who I am" <nobody@thisaddress.com> wrote in message
news:<c3ufo7$ckk$1@sparta.btinternet.com>...
> > The connection stays open while the server processes the request. The
same
> > connection is used to receive the request and send the response.
> >
> > I think what Olivier is driving at is that HTTP/1.1 allows persistent
> > connection (not mandatory) so that multiple requests can be piplined on
one
> > connection. I've been developing HTTP software for nearly 10 years now
and I
> > have never seen this done.
> >
> > "Jim P." <tranzparency@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:Ol2mqsiDEHA.3784@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > When an HTTP server receives a connection on a listener socket, does
the
> > > socket stay open while the server processes that request? Or does it
> > close
> > > the socket and reopen a new one to send once it has fulfilled the
request?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > >