> It will send the 4 bytes, binary, and not the string as you assumed. If > you want to satisfy yourself, run tcpdump (or ethereal) to observe what > is being sent.
Thanks very much for the prompt reply. I'll take your word for it. I actually tried ethereal to verify my hypothesis before posting, but wasn't able to see the raw data bytes. That's probably just a deficiancy in my ability to steer ethereal. thanks again -- matthew -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
