> > How many boxes are we talking about here? > > Well starting off, 2. But I would like to expand to several more. > Probably never more then 10. > > > What you're talking about is no small feat. How can we help you? > > > > You want a server and a client, right? Could it be and FTP server and > > a script client? > > Well, I was planning to implement the file transfers using Net::FTP or > something similar to keep the problems down. But I want every node to > be able to talk to other nodes, i.e. each node be able to send every > other node a request to download a file and put it in directory ____. > There will be one daemon functioning as the master to regulate, which > will provide a database with the IP addresses and port/sockets the other > daemons are listening on. >
And this is where Wiggins, once again, interrupts everyone's fun by interjecting, POE. http://poe.perl.org is ideal for this kind of stuff, and since you already stated learning curves aren't a problem then..... I would suggest looking very briefly through the cookbook, then have a look at the power point presentations, then go back to the cookbook and dissect the examples. http://danconia.org -- Boycott the Sugar Bowl! You couldn't pay me to watch that game. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
