When an HTTP server initiates a close() at its end of a connection, it must then wait

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When an HTTP server initiates a close() at its end of a connection, it must then wait in TCP state FIN_WAIT_2 for the client to close the other end. What mechanism within the TCP protocol could help an HTTP server deal with noncooperative or poorly implemented clients that do not close from their end? If possible, find out about the programming interface for this mechanism, and indicate how an HTTP server might apply it.

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Computer Networks A Systems Approach

ISBN: 9780128182000

6th Edition

Authors: Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie

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