> I generally like using sockets, but I tend to reserve their use for apps in > which I have reason to believe the system is set up for networking. In this > case, the app is very consumer-oriented, and may be running on a machine > that hasn't even had PPP set up on it. > > So unless there's a reliable way to use UDP or other socket method on a > machine with no IP, I may be back to polling.
Honestly, I don't know... I have always tried it on default Mac and PC installations which seem to have whatever UDP needs to operate. Perhaps Scott can chime in as to its utility on simple computers in the field... Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
