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List:       perl-win32-web
Subject:    Re: Interrupt writing to file handle which takes too long time
From:       "$Bill Luebkert" <dbe () wgn ! net>
Date:       2001-08-24 19:12:40
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Erik Andersson wrote:
> 
> Bill,
> 
> Thank you for your effort and suggestion. I have researched my problem the
> last days and it seems a solution of the kind you suggest is the only one
> available on win32.
> 
> I need to expand my knowledge of the IO::Socket and then it all should be
> solved.

Make sure you use sysread instead of recv/read/<> when reading your sockets 
for my earlier proposed method.

> After having studied other posts on this maillist I found it seems a very
> good idea to implement the alarm function on ActivePerl/win32. Many people
> are missing it and it would make scripts more portable from unix.

Ain't that the truth. :)

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