Wow Russell, lots of stuff in that question :)
I think you may have some confusion over what the "simple seven line server"
is all about. It's a "server" (in the TCP/IP client/host sense) not a web
server (which I'm guessing you think it is from mention of IE). In fact, it
could be called a "time server," I guess.
What you are seeing is just what it's meant to do: it sits and listens for
connections to it on port 8001. When a connection is made, it sends the
client the date/time ('now) and closes the connection. It will do this 100
times ('loop 100) until it stops showing the spinning line and ends.
If you have the spinning line showing, try TELNET'ing to "localhost" on port
"8001" to establish a connection to this "server" and see it do its thing.
Change that loop counter to something like 5 and watch it quit after five
connnections.
I think if you see it do what it's intended to do and relate what you see to
the code, that might resolve some of your other questions.
Russ
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At 02:57 PM 10/24/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I was able to get two instances of REBOL to talk to each other (in line
>mode) by using the stuff in
>www.rebol.com/howto.html
>in the TCP Networking Ports chapter, "A TCP Conversation" section. Entering
>the lines about the listen port in instance 1 and for the remote port in
>instance 2.
>
>I'm using a PC, a cable modem, and, in user.r, my set-net reads:
>
>set-net [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail none none none ]
>
>Now, here's my problem: I've tried to implement the "Basic Seven Line
>Server" section from the above HowTo document by typing the doc's code into
>one of the REBOL instances. But when I finish entering the loop's execution
>block I get the rotating slash symbol forever, and have to use cntl-alt-del
>to stop that instance of REBOL.
>
>Am I trying to do something impossible with a cable modem, or what? I think
>I'm bypassing cox@home's server and "going directly on the net", if that
>makes any sense. With IE-5 and not using Cox's supplied software, I've been
>unable to use their server, which chaches frequently requested URL's for
>faster response.
>
>Any comments would be appreciated and would help my understanding of REBOL's
>messaging, which seems to be of paramount interest to most REBOLeers.
>
>Russell, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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