hi,
Can tcp socket be a one way communication. If i am only reading from
server(receive( , , , )), do i still have to write to server (send ( , , , ))
after each recieve call !!!!

-thiru

Re: tcp socket by Igor

Igor
Wed Jul 19 10:57:32 CDT 2006

Thiru <Thiru@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Can tcp socket be a one way communication. If i am only reading from
> server(receive( , , , )), do i still have to write to server (send (
> , , , )) after each recieve call !!!!

Of course not. You are by no means obligated to send anything. I'm
curious - where did you get such an idea?
--
With best wishes,
Igor Tandetnik

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not
necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to
land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly
overhead. -- RFC 1925