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Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections?

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> What I really need is an HTTP header or meta-tag or something that I
> can use to tell clients to limit themselves to a single connection.
>
> I haven't been able to find such a thing, but I'm hoping I've
> overlooked something...

That will only go so far. Suppose you tell web browsers "no more than
3 connections", then get hit by 30 nearly simultaneous, but separate
clients. Then you still wind up allowing up to 90 connections.

There should be a parameter in your web server's config file to limit
the number of simultaneously active threads or processes. It's been a
long time for me, and you don't mention what brand of server you are
running, but ISTR that Apache has/had such parameters.

(Also, while this is off-topic for comp.lang.python, most people here
are a helpful bunch, and recognizing that it is off-topic, will want
to reply off-list. You don't give them that option with
"invalid@invalid.invalid" as an email address.)

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OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-08 17:25 +0000
  Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? donarb <donarb@nwlink.com> - 2013-11-08 09:39 -0800
  Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2013-11-08 11:39 -0600
    Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-08 18:01 +0000
  Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-09 05:16 +1100
    Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-08 19:20 +0000
      Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-09 06:39 +1100
        Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-08 20:48 +0000
          Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-09 08:01 +1100
            Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-08 21:14 +0000
              Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-09 08:29 +1100
  RE: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Nick Cash <nick.cash@npcinternational.com> - 2013-11-08 19:42 +0000
    Re: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-08 21:02 +0000
  Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 13:13 -0700
    Re: OT: How to tell an HTTP client to limit parallel connections? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-08 21:05 +0000

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