From: Bernd.Specht@gmx.com (Bernd Specht)
Subject: Re: Ada Chat Program
Date: 18 Sep 2004 19:05:56 GMT
Date: 2004-09-18T21:05:56+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Xns9568D68ACE647BerndSpechgmxcom@151.189.20.10> (raw)
In-Reply-To: cifket$6ou$1@hercules.btinternet.com
"Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com> wrote in
news:cifket$6ou$1@hercules.btinternet.com:
> "Bernd Specht" <Bernd.Specht@gmx.com> wrote in message
>>> each character and send them each individually.
>>
>> Why this? This will produce a lot of unnecessary network traffic.
>
> It's a 'chat' program - I expect it is so the user at the other end can
> see characters as they are typed - a bit like the old "VAX phone"...
>
Ok, this could be a reason. But, Stephen wrote:
> am trying to input a string and parse each
> character and send them each individually.
So if he inputs a string, why not send the string directly. Why send it
byte by byte?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-09-18 19:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-17 17:13 Ada Chat Program Stephen Z
2004-09-17 18:18 ` Bernd Specht
2004-09-17 21:20 ` Martin Dowie
2004-09-18 16:15 ` Stephen Z
2004-09-18 19:10 ` Bernd Specht
2004-09-18 19:05 ` Bernd Specht [this message]
2004-09-18 14:09 ` Pascal Obry
2004-09-27 7:46 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
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