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>On 3/23/01 2:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> I've been seeing a lot of references to sockets on the list. This is one
>> topic (among many) that I am completely ignorant of. Can someone point me to
>> a book or site where I could read up on then and how to use them?
>
>Socket discussions appear more frequently nowadays, but the actual persons
>involved on the discussions are rather few (and andu is the most active
>person on this topic of all ;-)
>Writing socket might be too complicated for xTalk developer - but it is
>getting more and more important for sure.
It shouldn't be complicated specially with the few examples that exist.
The more time consuming and frustrating task is getting a grip on different protocols
and
dealing with the way some developers "chose" to implement them.
I think the reluctance people have in dealing with sockets comes rather from the
opacity of
MacOS and Windows to such matters where all you have to do is fill out some fields in a
control panel and go. This is perfectly fine for most people but developers and
authors ought to
make the effort to know a little more.
>I wish there is a dedicated site for socket discussions and code exchange
>but I've doubted how many of us will benefit for it.
Simon Lord started something... and I do think it could've helped a lot: some sample
scripts,
the more important RFCs at hand, experiments with new protocols, etc..
>The best way to start is to perform an autopsy on andu's httpd stack, but
>again even I have written a similar stack, I was having problem to
>understand the stack by first glance.
Unfortunately I took the good habit of commenting my scripts only recently so I am to
be
blamed for not making things easier for others.
>
>Good luck!
>
>> Philip
>
>Regards,
>LiangTyan Fui
>
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Regards, Andu
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