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@@ -480,66 +480,69 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args])
<d>ex: "134.138" or "[FEDC:BA98" (all IP-addresses starting with 134.138 or FEDC:BA98), "66.35.250.150" or "[2010:836B:4179::836B:4179]" (a complete IP-address).</d>
<v>MaxSessions = integer() </v>
<d>Default is <c>2</c>.
- Maximum number of persistent connections to a host.</d>
+ Maximum number of persistent connections to a host.</d>
<v>MaxKeepAlive = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>5</c>.
- Maximum number of outstanding requests on the same connection to
- a host.</d>
- <v>KeepAliveTimeout = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>120000</c> (= 2 min).
- If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
- <c>keep_alive_timeout</c> the client will close the connection.
- The server may also have such a time out but you should
- not count on it!</d>
+ <d>Default is <c>5</c>.
+ Maximum number of outstanding requests on the same connection to
+ a host.</d>
+ <v>KeepAliveTimeout = integer() </v>
+ <d>Default is <c>120000</c> (= 2 min).
+ If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
+ <c>keep_alive_timeout</c> in milliseconds,
+ the client will close the connection.
+ The server may also have such a time out but you should
+ not count on it!</d>
<v>MaxPipeline = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>2</c>.
- Maximum number of outstanding requests on a pipelined connection to a host.</d>
- <v>PipelineTimeout = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>0</c>,
- which will result in pipelining not being used.
- If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
- <c>pipeline_timeout</c> the client will close the connection. </d>
+ <d>Default is <c>2</c>.
+ Maximum number of outstanding requests on a pipelined connection
+ to a host.</d>
+ <v>PipelineTimeout = integer() </v>
+ <d>Default is <c>0</c>,
+ which will result in pipelining not being used.
+ If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
+ <c>pipeline_timeout</c> in milliseconds,
+ the client will close the connection. </d>
<v>CookieMode = enabled | disabled | verify </v>
<d>Default is <c>disabled</c>.
- If Cookies are enabled all valid cookies will automatically be
- saved in the client manager's cookie database.
- If the option <c>verify</c> is used the function <c>store_cookies/2</c>
- has to be called for the cookies to be saved.</d>
- <v>IpFamily = inet | inet6 | inet6fb4 </v>
- <d>By default <c>inet</c>.
- When it is set to <c>inet6fb4</c> you can use both ipv4 and ipv6.
- It first tries <c>inet6</c> and if that does not works falls back to <c>inet</c>.
- The option is here to provide a workaround for buggy ipv6 stacks to ensure that
- ipv4 will always work.</d>
+ If Cookies are enabled all valid cookies will automatically be
+ saved in the client manager's cookie database.
+ If the option <c>verify</c> is used the function <c>store_cookies/2</c>
+ has to be called for the cookies to be saved.</d>
+ <v>IpFamily = inet | inet6 | inet6fb4 </v>
+ <d>By default <c>inet</c>.
+ When it is set to <c>inet6fb4</c> you can use both ipv4 and ipv6.
+ It first tries <c>inet6</c> and if that does not works falls back to <c>inet</c>.
+ The option is here to provide a workaround for buggy ipv6 stacks to ensure that
+ ipv4 will always work.</d>
<v>IpAddress = ip_address() </v>
- <d>If the host has several network interfaces, this option specifies which one to use.
- See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
+ <d>If the host has several network interfaces, this option specifies which one to use.
+ See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
<v>Port = integer() </v>
- <d>Specify which local port number to use.
- See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
- <v>VerboseMode = false | verbose | debug | trace </v>
- <d>Default is <c>false</c>.
- This option is used to switch on (or off)
- different levels of erlang trace on the client.
- It is a debug feature.</d>
+ <d>Specify which local port number to use.
+ See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
+ <v>VerboseMode = false | verbose | debug | trace </v>
+ <d>Default is <c>false</c>.
+ This option is used to switch on (or off)
+ different levels of erlang trace on the client.
+ It is a debug feature.</d>
<v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Sets options to be used for subsequent requests.</p>
- <note>
- <p>If possible the client will keep its connections
- alive and use persistent connections
- with or without pipeline depending on configuration
- and current circumstances. The HTTP/1.1 specification does not
- provide a guideline for how many requests would be
- ideal to be sent on a persistent connection,
- this very much depends on the
- application. Note that a very long queue of requests may cause a
- user perceived delay as earlier requests may take a long time
- to complete. The HTTP/1.1 specification does suggest a
- limit of 2 persistent connections per server, which is the
- default value of the <c>max_sessions</c> option. </p>
- </note>
+ <p>Sets options to be used for subsequent requests.</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>If possible the client will keep its connections
+ alive and use persistent connections
+ with or without pipeline depending on configuration
+ and current circumstances. The HTTP/1.1 specification does not
+ provide a guideline for how many requests would be
+ ideal to be sent on a persistent connection,
+ this very much depends on the
+ application. Note that a very long queue of requests may cause a
+ user perceived delay as earlier requests may take a long time
+ to complete. The HTTP/1.1 specification does suggest a
+ limit of 2 persistent connections per server, which is the
+ default value of the <c>max_sessions</c> option. </p>
+ </note>
<marker id="get_options"></marker>
</desc>