From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:02:02 +0000 (+0200) Subject: happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms.d: polish the wording X-Git-Tag: curl-7_79_0~150 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a2e29f07317c521f9d4fb06b6f1f3c235bb2e2bf;p=thirdparty%2Fcurl.git happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms.d: polish the wording Reported-by: Josh Soref Fixes #7433 Closes #7542 --- diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms.d index ceff2a7df6..1488a5a040 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms.d @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ Help: Time for IPv6 before trying IPv4 Added: 7.59.0 Category: connection --- -Happy eyeballs is an algorithm that attempts to connect to both IPv4 and IPv6 -addresses for dual-stack hosts, preferring IPv6 first for the number of -milliseconds. If the IPv6 address cannot be connected to within that time then -a connection attempt is made to the IPv4 address in parallel. The first -connection to be established is the one that is used. +Happy Eyeballs is an algorithm that attempts to connect to both IPv4 and IPv6 +addresses for dual-stack hosts, giving IPv6 a head-start of the specified +number of milliseconds. If the IPv6 address cannot be connected to within that +time, then a connection attempt is made to the IPv4 address in parallel. The +first connection to be established is the one that is used. The range of suggested useful values is limited. Happy Eyeballs RFC 6555 says "It is RECOMMENDED that connection attempts be paced 150-250 ms apart to