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2006 Dec 08
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linux sockets on centos (slightly off topic)
...never get ECONNRESET.
Am I missing something in detecting the peer no longer having the socket
connection?
Thanks,
Jerry
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This text has been taken from the original FAQ.
2.1 - How can I tell when a socket is closed on the other end?
From Andrew Gierth ( andrew at erlenstar.demon.co.uk):
AFAIK:
If the peer calls close() or exits, without having messed with
SO_LINGER, then our calls to read() should return 0. It is less clear
what happens to write() calls in this case; I would expect EPIPE, not on
the next call, but the one after.
If the peer reboots, or sets l_o...