Robert Klemme
10/24/2007 8:50:00 AM
2007/10/23, Vasyl Smirnov <vasyl.smirnov@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder if it is sufficient to use read/write methods on a TCP/
> UNIXSocket object if all I need to do is just send
> the data to and fro?
>
> Does it handle partial reads/write situations internally?
>
> As far as I understand, recvfrom is necessary when you need some
> specific stuff, like out-of-band data?
>
> Confused, because Pickaxe examples use recvfrom(), and not read().
>
> Can someone explain?
Off the top of my head I believe #recvfrom is for UDP while you want
to do TCP. And yes, #write and #read should be sufficient.
Kind regards
robert