Todd Lyons ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Han wrote on Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 03:00:15PM +0100 : > > > > 30 seconds? A ping in advance to test is the server is up would hurt > > at all. I mean I know all the tricks with failing programms but > > every nono > > Hmmm, I'd say a ping response is a positive sign, but don't make it > solely rely on it
The essence of the problem is that sometimes hosts are down and it is possible to deteect that. > because many places block ping (stupid, they aren't intelligent enough > to allow the useful parts of ICMP, they just block it all). I've come > across a few brain-dead ISP's and many brain-dead IT departments who > do just that. Any other, better solution is wellcome of course. rpmdrake/urpmi has got nice basics but also so details to fix. Such is the way of things. But who am I? I don't even come with suggested patches. Groetjes, Han. -- http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/software
