query time out

What is best setting for query time out 600 or 0 , unlimited . and why?
On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:21:44 -0800, "OA" <omrana@.verizon.net> wrote:

>What is best setting for query time out 600 or 0 , unlimited . and why?
The best setting for query timeout is whatever is best for what you
are doing, because each circumstance is different.
I tend toward zero (unlimited) myself, but there are many applications
where that might be a mistake. Obviously an application that has
queries that take three minutes needs a timeout greater than that.
Likewise for an application that should respond in less than a second
it might make more sense to set a limit that is less than a delay that
causes the user to scream.
Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT