[REBOL] Re: New Rugby based chat client
From: gchiu:compkarori at: 24-Sep-2001 21:27
On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:27:18 +0200
Maarten Koopmans <[koopmans--itr--ing--nl]> wrote:
> You have to call:
>
> server-ctx: context get-rugby-service/http
> http://100.100.100.100:8002
Okay, I've made the changes and I can now connect. Anyone
behind a firewall want to try it?
> The online docs have a typo there: the protocol should be
> http in stead of
> tcp.
Guess someone should fix it :)
> Rugby *is* non-blocking on the server side and on the
> client when using tcp.
> The problem is that the view event loop is suspended upon
> network activity.
> It is a Rebol feature ;-( And as Rebols http
> implementation is NOT
> non-blocking, you see the root of all evil...
>
> Writing my own http handler seems no good idea: COre 3.0
> will be async which
> gives the same effect, and the current http handler has
> good proxy support.
Sounds as though all will be fixed in Core 3.0 then :)
--
Graham Chiu
