Name

request_timeout

Synopsis

This timeout applies to client connections. Once a client establishes a connection, Squid waits this long to receive the client’s HTTP request. If the client fails to send a complete request, Squid simply closes the connection without sending any error message.

Syntax

request_timeout time-specification

Default

request_timeout 5 minutes

Example

request_timeout 30 seconds

Related

read_timeout, connect_timeout

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