From b5b5b400e0af2cbbf432d4360d4dbe1ee58f06ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Keil Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:26:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add a Notes section for the keep-alive-timeout description. --- config | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/config b/config index 68dfd957..5c273a5c 100644 --- a/config +++ b/config @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Sample Configuration File for Privoxy v3.0.11 # -# $Id: config,v 1.72 2009/02/09 16:49:47 fabiankeil Exp $ +# $Id: config,v 1.73 2009/02/15 08:06:22 fabiankeil Exp $ # # Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/ # @@ -1411,6 +1411,21 @@ split-large-forms 0 # This option has no effect if Privoxy has been compiled without # keep-alive support. # +# Notes: +# +# Note that reusing connections doesn't necessary cause +# speedups. There are also a few privacy implications you should +# be aware of. +# +# Outgoing connections are shared between clients (if there are +# more than one) and closing the client that initiated the outgoing +# connection does not affect the connection between Privoxy and +# the server unless the client's request hasn't been completed +# yet. If the outgoing connection is idle, it will not be closed +# until either Privoxy's or the server's timeout is reached. While +# it's open, the server knows that the system running Privoxy is +# still there. +# # Examples: # # keep-alive-timeout 300 -- 2.39.2