Re: [boost] Sockets

From: Pavol Droba (droba_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-24 04:12:36

Hi,

On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 04:22:22PM +0000, Hugo Duncan wrote:
> Sockets have come up from time to time on this list, without
> concrete results. I am no expert, but based on previous 
> discussions, I have tried to start describing a design at:
> http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?BoostSocket
> (I don't often write formal designs, so please excuse (or correct)
> misuse of terminology etc.)
> 
> I propose working with a group of interested people to develop
> this design and put together some code.
> 
> As my socket programming experience is limited to tcp/ip streams,
> I would also like to ask people to provide small test cases.
> In particular, examples of datagram usage, multicast,
> broadcast, and non-ip usage.
> 
> Please feel free to edit the wiki pages with comments, etc.

Is there an interest to support also non-TCP/IP based protocols like 
IRDA/TP or raw sockets?

Regards,

Pavol