Server_Read_Timeout

The Server_Read_Timeout option specifies how often (in seconds) data is expected to be available for reading on a connection to an RTserver. This timeout is used to check for possible network failures. If a read timeout occurs, a message is sent to RTserver to check if the connection is still alive. This check is called a keep alive. Checking for read timeouts is disabled if Server_Read_Timeout is set to 0.0. The larger the value for Server_Read_Timeout, the longer the RT process (RTclient, RTserver, or RTmon) must wait to detect a possible RTserver failure. If Server_Read_Timeout is set too low, however, the RT process may mistakenly think that it has lost its connection to the RTserver when the RTserver is merely very busy. See Helpful Read Timeout Tips for more information.

If the message delivery timeout property is set to a value smaller than the value for Server_Read_Timeout, under certain circumstances the actual delivery timeout is the value you set for Server_Read_Timeout. For more information, see Delivery Timeout.

This option is required and cannot be unset.