Re: How to use HttpServletResponse.setContentLength() to support persistent (keep-alive) HTTP connections?

Daniel Joshua wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>How do I use HttpServletResponse.setContentLength() to support persistent
>(keep-alive) HTTP connections (I heard this helps slightly speed up surfing,
>as the same connection is re-used)?

Restricting the argument to Tomcat: you (the servlet developer) aren't
entirely in charge of the http protocol[1].
Maybe other servlet containers give more freedom (I'd really love
to play with 100 headers ...)

[1]
http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/tomcat-devel/2003-February/046550.html
"you actually shouldn't try doing anything with it.
Again, it is a protocol feature,"

--
Marco

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