Re: lynx-dev [PATCH to dev18] configurable connect timeout

[Vlad Harchev]

On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Vlad Harchev wrote:

> On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Gisle Vanem wrote:
> 
> > Vlad Harchev <address@hidden> said:
> >  
> > > * lynx.cfg option CONNECT_TIMEOUT and commandline option "timeout" were
> > >  added (not available for DOS port) - VH
> >  
> > Why not DOS also? The DOS/djgpp port with Watt-32 also uses non-blocking
> > connect().
> 
>  But DOS/djgpp port doesn't run a loop of selects on connect'ed socket (since
>  socket is not set non-blocking, no loop is performed on it), so it's
>  impossible to control the length of connect timeout but controllling the
>  maxiam number of loops allowed.

  Please read the last two lines as 
 .. impossible to control the length of connect timeout by controlling the
 max number of loops with 'select' allowed.

     Sorry. 

 Best regards,
  -Vlad