Hi. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Henningsgard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: venerdi 14 maggio 2004 20.32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [WinPcap-users] Why is pcap_loop deprecated? > > > Hello all, > > Can anyone tell me why pcap_loop() is deprecated? I am writing > a multi-threaded application in which I want to use (or simulate) > overlapped IO, and pcap_loop() looks like exactly what I'd want > to use. The idea of a polling approach, looping on the call > to pcap_next_ex() just doesn't seem like the right way to go.
We (WinPcap maintainers) believe that a polling mechanism is much cleaner to understand and to use. We can see that most of the people that are going to start coding with libpcap/WinPcap have problems to understand the pcap_loop() (and the corresponding callback function) mechanism. So, we believe the pcap_next_ex() is much better. Feel free to use pcap_loop() if you prefer that one. fulvio ================================================================== This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To unsubscribe use mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================================================================