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add warnings about limitations of idle-timeout #1194

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add warnings about limitations of idle-timeout
pjfanning Jul 29, 2026
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Update idle connection timeout description
pjfanning Jul 29, 2026
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Enhance documentation on inactivity timeout behavior
pjfanning Jul 29, 2026
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# The time after which an idle connection will be automatically closed.
# Set to `infinite` to completely disable idle connection timeouts.
#
# Note: this timeout only triggers when no data is received. A slow
# client that sends data continuously (even at a low rate) will keep
# the connection alive. For untrusted clients, consider a lower value
# and use max-content-length to bound total entity size.
idle-timeout = 60 s

# Defines the default time period within which the application has to
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