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Re: HTTPS through proxy

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel-curl_at_haxx.se>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 23:03:39 +0100 (CET)

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Karthik Ramakrishnan wrote:

> We see curl lib printing out "Re-using connection" in our log files. Whats
> unclear to me is - everytime I issue a https request I see new socket
> connection being opened from our system to the proxy server.

You mean even though libcurl says it re-uses the connection?

> I was able to find this out thru netstat. But there is only one connection
> from the HTTPS Server to the proxy.

Let me check: You're saying that it opens a new connection, but there is only
one present after that. So there was none existing before that was created and
thus the re-use comment was a lie?

> Can someone shed more light on this ? Is this the right behaviour ?

I must be stupid but I don't follow you. What specific behavior in this are
you questioning?

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Received on 2004-11-08