In message <pan.2010.09.19.05.36.20.141...@nowhere.com>, Nobody wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:27:08 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > >>> That's why Stevens recommends that all TCP servers use the >>> SO_REUSEADDR socket option. >> >> I don’t think I’ve ever used that. It seems to defeat a safety mechanism >> which was put in for a reason. > > It was put in for the benefit of clients, to prevent them from selecting > a port which they won't be able to use. But clients typically don’t care what port they use—they let the system pick a port for them, so this kind of option is unnecessary. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
