Re: [Iamb-dev-internal] query language

[Ken R. <kr...@qx...>]

Matt Cashner wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Ken Rietz wrote:
> 
> > My understanding of sockets doesn't square with your usage of
> > the term. For me, a socket is an IP address plus a port, used
> > in TCP communications. What's a socket to you? I expect it is
> > more general.
> 
> that's exactly what i'm talking about. someone hasnt done a cvs update in
> a whlie :)

My milli-tuits have been completely plunged into PFH.

> why tcp sockets?  because no matter what platform this is on, we can be
> guaranteed of a tcp socket, even if just on the loopback. we cant be
> guaranteed of having unix socket ability.

Gotcha. Internal TCP. I have read about it, but it tends to be
a really minor issue, and it had scuttled off to a back corner
of my mind and hidden really well.

-- Ken