[REBOL] Re: A couple of things regarding ports
From: rebol:svendx:dk at: 18-Sep-2000 8:14
Hello [g--santilli--tiscalinet--it],
On 16-Sep-00, [g--santilli--tiscalinet--it] wrote:
> Hello [rebol--svendx--dk]!
>
> On 15-Set-00, you wrote:
>
>> I'm doing a multi connection server using raw tcp ports.
>
> First of all, let me note that:
>
>>> system/version
> == 2.4.36.1.1
>>> source dispatch
-- snip dispatch source --
> there's a new function available. :-)
Hey, thanks! I was'nt aware of that.
>> The trouble is, that once in a while, handle-ready is called
>> on a listen port that really hasn't got any incomming
>> connections ??? [first port] hangs, and there's no timeout...
>
> It's probably a bug.
Never mind, it seems to have been fixed in 2.4.36.1.1...
>> On a related topic: I'd really like to get rid of the
>> association list (port-list). probing the ports showed a word
>> called 'locals (value: none), anyone know of any problems
>> using it to point to the handler?
>
> I think you can use it freely in raw TCP ports. It is used by
> protocol handlers to store the data they need.
I'll try it out and hope for the best :-)
> Regards,
> Gabriele.
Regards
Thomas Jensen
