Multple HTTPS requests over the same socket

[Martin v. Loewis]

"Chad Maine" <chad.maine at broadlink.com> writes:

> I have class that opens an SSL socket to an HTTPS server in it's
> __init__.  I then call a class method to send the headers and make
> the request ( a 'POST') and return the results.  If I try to use
> that same SSL socket again for another request, I get nothing.  Is
> what I'm trying to possible or do I need to close the socket and
> open another?

At a minimum, it depends on the protocol you are using. You need to
use HTTP/1.1., and post a Connection: Keep-alive header, otherwise the
server will close the socket. The server may still close the
connection even if you request that it be kept alive.

Regards,
Martin