Re: Socket Question

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Socket Question by perlsyntax (Pilgrim) on Nov 28, 2007 at 23:40 UTC
Like any network server it don't matter.:)	[reply]
Re: Socket Question by apl (Monsignor) on Nov 29, 2007 at 02:14 UTC
A Client and a Server have to agree on certain things before they start to communicate with each other. The first is the communications protocol they'll use. (The most common these days is TCP/IP. Ten years ago it was X.25 . IBM wishs the world used SNA, which was popular 20 years ago.) Then you both have to agree how you'll exchange information using that communications protocol. Financial institutions now use something called FIX. The Stock Exchanges used to use proprietary message formats. Then you have to worry about the character set you communicate in... So communications prgramming is very, very specific , very detail-oriented.	[reply]
Re: Socket Question by RaduH (Scribe) on Nov 29, 2007 at 00:30 UTC
For some network servers it "DO" matter ... Much to your surprise, you might discover one day not everyone is using what I suspect you assume to be universal (which I think you think it is TCP/IP). The other questions/comments make sense and my answer is an example assuming TCP ...	[reply]