Hi Siegfried, On Sunday 10 Apr 2011 21:55:30 siegfr...@heintze.com wrote: > I want to implement a implement a poor man's ftp server that has minimal > dependencies (like none!). I'll write a simple custom poor man's ftp > client on the other side. Since I'm writing both the client and the > server, I don't need to worry about adherence to the ftp standard -- > only the concept. > > So how can I write a simple perl program that waits on a TCP socket for > a file name followed by the file contents (I don't need to worry the > path names -- everything goes in the same directory). > > Can I assume that an entire perl source code file will fit in a single > socket packet? I've only used print statements before. I could write a > single record per the call to the socket send function. Is there a > better way? (I hope so!) > > Recommendations are welcome!
Please look at http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/POE-Component-Server-FTP or a similar module for one of newer event-based systems, such as IO::Async, AnyEvent, IO::Lambda or Reflex . These allow you to easily code a custom FTP server or client. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Chuck Norris/etc. Facts - http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/ The difference between a good student and a bad student is that a bad student forgets the material five minutes before the test, while a good student five minutes afterwards. -- One of Shlomi Fish's Technion Lecturer Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
