On 2006-07-17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hey there, i have a question about this solution. > if i have a > message = socket.recv() > in the script, and the socket connection drops, will the > socket.recv() just wait forever for something to come across > the internet port? or will it know if the connection is dropped?
As I said before, if the socket is closed by the remote host, recv() will return "". I don't know what you mean by "drops" and "dropped" in this context. If you want a useful answer to your question, you'll have to define your terms precisely. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I'm CONTROLLED by at the CIA!! EVERYONE is visi.com controlled by the CIA!! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list