Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I should clarify: what sendfile() is supposed to optimize > isn't writing large strings, or even the user<->kernel > roundtrips; it's an optimization to the kernel network stack > (network buffer management, to be specific). Web servers use > it to serve static content (e.g. icons, images, stylesheets) > because it significantly reduces system load.
Indeed, and it my intention to use it for just this purpose -- serving numerous large images from a Haskell network server. However -- and here is the weird part -- it needs to work on Windows as well, because the server must be able to run locally for clients. -- _jsn _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
