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TCP sockets timeout...



Ze'ev Maor writes:

 > how can I check whether a tcp socket I'm serving on (under Berkely sockets)
 > is still alive, i.e. did the client
 > on the other end is dead, or just didn't request any service for some time.

The Unix Socket Programming FAQ talks about this - take a look at
http://kipper.york.ac.uk/~vic/sock-faq/html/unix-socket-faq-2.html#ss2.8
This FAQ is generally a very useful resource if you want to find out
something about the way AF_INET sockets work in Unix and how to
program them.


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