Okay, responding point by point:
A) I need to accomplish this interaction for a current project
The two modules are available today. I show many examples of their usage in my WT columns, as do many other tutorials.
B) I want to understand the details so I can be the one writing the modules one day
Good, then you'll want to study good code that does useful things. The source to these modules is well documented and less buggy than almost anything else you'll see on the net. So use the modules, then trace down inside to see what they're doing.

Do not attempt to build new technology without understanding existing technology. Reinventing the wheel is fine as long as you don't do it ignorantly.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

In reply to RE: RE: by merlyn
in thread "Single-machine IPC via sockets" and other things to say in the dark by Hot Pastrami

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