# Mail proxy client timeout **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [July 14, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mail-proxy-client-timeout/191535 "2010-07-14T01:54:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iceman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/46a35a/32.png) [@iceman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceman)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mail-proxy-client-timeout/191535/1 "2010-07-14T01:54:41Z")
Hi I have a nginx server configured to handle imap mail traffic. i want to enforce the following 1. if downstream email client does not send a command for more than 2 mins, the nginx proxy should disconnect. 2. if upstream server (real mail server) does not respond for more than 5 mins or takes longer than 5 mins to respond, disconnect both upstream and downstream connections. Does anyone have any ideas on doing this on nginx? in ngx\_mail\_proxy\_module.c i see ``` { ngx_string("proxy_timeout"), NGX_MAIL_MAIN_CONF|NGX_MAIL_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1, ngx_conf_set_msec_slot, NGX_MAIL_SRV_CONF_OFFSET, offsetof(ngx_mail_proxy_conf_t, timeout), NULL }, ``` and in ngx\_mail\_core\_module.c ``` { ngx_string("timeout"), NGX_MAIL_MAIN_CONF|NGX_MAIL_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1, ngx_conf_set_msec_slot, NGX_MAIL_SRV_CONF_OFFSET, offsetof(ngx_mail_core_srv_conf_t, timeout), NULL }, ``` does anyone have any experience dealing with these or have any suggestions? thanks! Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[mail proxy client timeout](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,108508,108508#msg-108508)** > > Hi I have a nginx server configured to handle imap mail traffic. i want to enforce the following 1) if downstream email client does not send a command for more than 2 mins, the nginx proxy should disconnect. 2) if upstream server (real mail