Some testing showed that the maximum package (load) size of boost::asio::write/read() for a TCP socket seems to be 1007 kB _____ From: Nicola Michael Gutberlet [mailto:nicola.gutberlet@hhi.fraunhofer.de] Sent: 15 December 2009 17:11 To: 'boost-users@lists.boost.org' Subject: [asio] Sending large packages Dear all, Is there a well-defined way of sending large packages over TCP? Or do I have to split the packages on my own? For explanation: I want to send images (size around 6MB). Best regards, Nicola ***** Nicola Michael Gutberlet (Dipl.-Inf.) Image Processing Dept. Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Einsteinufer 37 10587 Berlin Phone: +49 (0) 30 / 31002-564 Room: AM 601