[boost] 1. Is there a need for this library? (was: behond IOStreams)

1. Is there a need for this library? Should be a new effort like proposed or do we have to revive 'boost Sockets' and only build upon that without throwing things away?

In my opinion: yes. This opinion is based on the impressions that I got from studying the existing code/ideas for a full week and the ideas that I have myself about what is needed. There is a gap here - a new library will be able to address all my needs, the existing designs do not. One major short coming of the existing ones is that they are not IOStreams aware.