[whatwg] Issues with Web Sockets API

13.08.2009, ? 4:42, Ian Hickson ???????(?):

>> A note explaining that the close event will be dispatched at server's
>> discretion (or on subsequent connection timeout), potentially long  
>> time
>> after close() is called, would likely make the intention clearer.
>
> It won't be long after the close().


Why not? My understanding is that it can take arbitrary amount of time  
- the server can choose not to close its side of connection for years,  
and to send data over it.

- WBR, Alexey Proskuryakov

Received on Thursday, 13 August 2009 07:38:39 UTC