<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>Thanks Igor !<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Igor Sysoev" <is@rambler-co.ru><br>To: nginx@sysoev.ru<br>Sent: Monday, September 8, 2008 1:40:51 PM GMT +05:30 Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi<br>Subject: Re: difference between timeout/proxy_timeout<br><br>On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 12:28:42AM -0700, Mansoor Peerbhoy wrote:<br><br>> what's the difference between timeout and proxy_timeout directives for mail ? <br>> from the documentation, what i can tell is that timeout is the inactivity timer between downstream client and nginx <br>> <br>> whereas proxy_timeout is the inactivity timer between nginx and upstream server <br>> <br>> what about when the proxy connection is established (i.e. route lookup has taken place and the user has logged in) ? <br>> which timer of these two is in force then ? <br><br>After proxy connection is established, nginx uses proxy_timeout between<br>nginx and upstream only. There is no timeout settings between client<br>and nginx at all.<br><br><br>-- <br>Igor Sysoev<br>http://sysoev.ru/en/<br><br></div></body></html>