On 6/24/08, Henrik Nordstrom <henrik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On tis, 2008-06-24 at 17:39 +0800, Roy M. wrote: > > In this case, if I am using squid as reverse proxy, should I ajust > > > > client_lifetime 10 minute > > > > So client behind their NAT can free up the connection as soon as possible? > > > No, it's the wrong directive for this. The idle timeout for connections > is persistent_request_timeout and defaults to 2 minutes. > > If the persistent client connections is making a problem for you then > it's better to configure Squid with lots of filedescriptors.. > > client_lifetime sets an upper bound on how long an ACTIVE connection > will surive, just in case something go very wrong... > > Okay thanks. But as a reverse proxy, a client shouldn't expect to connect to reverse proxy for a long time, so the settings client_lifetime 10 minute is also valid? THanks.
