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Re: further info on INET vs UNIX modes
****** message to minivend-users from Robert Fournerat <robert@netin.com> ******
Mark Stosberg wrote:
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> ****** message to minivend-users from Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com> ******
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> Does anyone know where there might be further info on using INET and
> UNIX socket modes beyond the docs. I have a couple questions about them.
Personally, I like the Stevens books.
> First, the docs say INET mode is needed to communicate with other
> minivend servers, in particular is it needed to _send_ data to other
> servers, _receive_ it, or both?
UNIX sockets are used to perform inter process communictions
between processes on the same box. Generally, and I know of
no exceptions, UNIX domain sockets are faster than INET domain
sockets. INET sockets use the TCP protocol, and are not limited
to communicating with processes on a single box.
Robert
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