HttpWebRequest ReadToEnd and Timeout Problems...

[Kevin Z Grey]

Heya,

I've found while using HttpWebRequest that when the
TCP and/or ActiveSync connection is interrupted (read:
remove device from cradle or internet connection drops)
the ReadToEnd operation hangs and the Timeout property on
the HttpWebRequest does not appear to cause a timeout as
one would expect. Do I need to create my own Timer to
Abort the HttpWebRequest in case this occurs? Is there a
better way to handle this?

~~K

 

[Joerg Jooss]

Heya,

I've found while using HttpWebRequest that when the
TCP and/or ActiveSync connection is interrupted (read:
remove device from cradle or internet connection drops)
the ReadToEnd operation hangs and the Timeout property on
the HttpWebRequest does not appear to cause a timeout as
one would expect. Do I need to create my own Timer to
Abort the HttpWebRequest in case this occurs? Is there a
better way to handle this?

Assuming you provide your own timeout solution, asynchronous I/O with
WebRequest/WebResponse works around this problem.

Cheers,