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diff --git a/Doc/libsocksvr.tex b/Doc/libsocksvr.tex index a45b948..0cee090 100644 --- a/Doc/libsocksvr.tex +++ b/Doc/libsocksvr.tex @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ \section{Standard Module \sectcode{SocketServer}} +\label{module-SocketServer} \stmodindex{SocketServer} The \code{SocketServer} module simplifies the task of writing network -servers. +servers. There are four basic server classes: \code{TCPServer} uses the Internet TCP protocol, which provides for continuous streams of data @@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ lost while in transit. The more infrequently used \code{UnixStreamServer} and \code{UnixDatagramServer} classes are similar, but use Unix domain sockets; they're not available on non-Unix platforms. For more details on network programming, consult -a book such as W. Richard Steven's \emph{Unix Network Programming}_ or -XXX (a Windows equivalent). +a book such as W. Richard Steven's \emph{UNIX Network Programming} +or Ralph Davis's \emph{Win32 Network Programming}. These four classes process requests \dfn{synchronously}; each request must be completed before the next request can be started. This isn't @@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ many requests. Server classes have the same external methods and attributes, no matter what network protocol they use: -\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module SocketServer)} +\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(SocketServer protocol)} %XXX should data and methods be intermingled, or separate? % how should the distinction between class and instance variables be |