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Re: variable timeout
by nardo (Friar) on Apr 18, 2001 at 02:19 UTC
    You could use gettimeofday() from Time::HiRes to measure the time between sending and receiving data. That being said, I think a single large timeout value is better than making a variable timeout. Just because a server was quick to respond earlier doesn't mean it will be quick to respond later.
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