oh, sorry, what i mean by dropped is that the server i am connecting to can close the connection. If that happens, i need to know about it. i also need to know about it if the server i am connecting to just dies.
if recv() returns "" is that the same as NONE ? again, sorry, i am still kinda new at this. I mean can the value be tested true or false? thanks -sk Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2006-07-17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hey there, i have a question about this solution. > > if i have a > > message = socket.recv() > > in the script, and the socket connection drops, will the > > socket.recv() just wait forever for something to come across > > the internet port? or will it know if the connection is dropped? > > As I said before, if the socket is closed by the remote host, > recv() will return "". > > I don't know what you mean by "drops" and "dropped" in this > context. If you want a useful answer to your question, you'll > have to define your terms precisely. > > -- > Grant Edwards grante Yow! I'm CONTROLLED by > at the CIA!! EVERYONE is > visi.com controlled by the CIA!! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
