Calls to llHTTPRequest() work for a while, then fails for a while.

I use llHTTPRequest to pass data to a php page. This works fine for a while, then suddenly stops working. When it stops working, the body parameter returns the first 2048 bytes of an HTTP-formatted error page from some server saying that it cannot resolve the URL to which the request was directed. This happens even though the URL points to a working web page; at least I can always reach the page just fine from my browser.

The call will fail for hours, then suddenly start working again. Debug reports and a support ticket have not resulted in a reply, although I have an impression that when it is not working if I send in a debug report it starts working again in the next 15 or 20 minutes.

Anybody else seeing this problem?

not seen it yet

course the SOP would be to ask about you hitting the avatar <-> web throttle

and

2048 bytes is the max on a return


but you probably have that worked out

Just because you can load the web page doesn't mean the route from the SL server to the Web server isn't down. Or the DSN changed or some other internet funkiness.

But I would double check your URLs, make sure they are resolving correctly in all instances.

Osgeld: Yah I know about the throttle and that's not the issue here. And I don't see how the 2048 cap on the return would affect contacting the targetted server. My own php application on the target end only returns a few bytes.

Milambus: I believe you are correct that the route from SL to my web server is blocked somewhere. The application does work, sometimes for several hours, and then stops working, usually for many hours. If there was a bug in my code (I admit I have written buggy code a couple of times in my life) it seems to me the application would never work.

Thanks to both of you for your comments.