Jose wrote:
a very complete network library almost-ready for boost inclusion is already available check http://asio.sf.net
Can you compare your proposal to asio, as it has already been discussed in this list
I'll call my proposal iostreams_network while answering your request. Many different libraries have been exposed and discussed in this list in the past, including the iostreams_network one. Some differences from reading the reference: - asio is a new design for an IO library; iostreams_network adds networking to the IOStreams library (now based on Boost.IOStreams). - asio's design allows for "asynchronous" or "multiplexing" IO; iostreams_network adds simple blocking as usual for IOStreams. - asio adds a "smart buffer" machinery; iostreams_network reuses basic_streambuf. - asio adds many wrappers for socket options; iostreams_network hides all implementation-specific stuff. - asio is header-only; iostreams_network requires a DLL to hide platform-specific stuff. I'll try an run the examples in the next few days. I've been offlist for a while, getting back on track just now. -- Pedro Lamarão