Default socket timeout (was: Smart is hiccupping)

[Pascal Bleser]

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Mauricio Teixeira (netmask) wrote:
> Em Ter, 2006-08-22 às 14:31 +1000, Basil Chupin escreveu:
> 
>> smart but now smart locksup when it tries to update a channel which is 
>> not available- it used to just time out and go on with the rest of the 
> 
> The default timeout is 120 seconds (2 minutes), and it's not locking up
> (I also run SUSE).
> If you wish, you can reduce the timeout with:
> smart config --set socket-timeout X

Worth questioning why the default is that high.
120 seconds, that's a lot... Wouldn't 30sec be more appropriate ?
Especially when you have a vast number of mirrors. I would even put it
down to 10sec (which is only appropriate for a DSL or cable internet
connection though - with a modem, that's a little low ;))

cheers
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