Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve > Holden wrote: > >> Timeouts shouldn't be a normal feature of TCP communications. > > On the contrary, they should. How else are you going to detect that the > other side has died?
You missed the point, which is that TCP hosts shouldn't normally die. In other words, if timeout code is regularly invoked in communicating with a specific host, that host is likely at fault. Naturally timeouts are useful for detecting dropped communications. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden Sorry, the dog ate my .sigline -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
