On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:06:02 EDT, you wrote:
>> From: Ian Upright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> ian-list> Well rather than modify OpenSSL to use named pipes, I was
>> ian-list> considering writing a simple socket daemon, which would hand
>> ian-list> out entropy data obtained from Yarrow. Any better ideas?
>>
>> Does Windows support named sockets (AF_UNIX)? In that case,
>> everything is cool. Otherwise, a hack will be needed.
>
>Windows does not support AF_UNIX. And the server side of Named Pipes
>can only be created on NT/2000; not on Windows 9x/ME
What is the advantage of a named socket? Why not just use an ordinary
TCP/IP socket?
Ian
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