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Re: libcurl question, Range support for http

From: Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo_at_informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 21:55:57 +0100

Richard Atterer <richard_at_list04.atterer.net> writes:

> Hi,
>
> a point worth noting about HTTP pipelining is that it prevents the "TCP
> slow start" from happening whenever you wait for data on an idle
> connection.
>
> Goswin, you could have a look at libwww, but I do not recommend it; while
> pipelining works, it has a number of other issues. Instead, either just
> live with persistent, non-pipelined connections or use libcurl with 2 or 3
> parallel connections to the same server. :-/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
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Or I could submit a patch for pipelining. :)

MfG
        Goswin
Received on 2004-11-26