[fpc-devel] Old sockets stuff and SSockets...

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Ales Katona wrote:

> I'm currently "about to fix" certain issues with old sockets functions.
> 
> I'm talking about Accept and Connect functions with "Text" parameters.
> These are currently only present in win32 sockets and are basicly a
> leftover from an old idea gone wrong.
> 
> I want to remove them but if someone feels that that's a real
> requirement for them to stay (remember, currently they remain only in
> windows "sockets") tell me.

For me you can remove them, if you fix the examples.

> 
> Secondly there's some new SSockets bugreps/feature requests come up. I
> understand MvC made SSockets right?

Yes.

> 
> Is the unit to be considered atleast viable? I didn't look much at it
> but from what I hear it's rather old.

Personally, 
I would be delighted to see the lnet stuff replace the ssockets in the FCL.
I don't have time to maintain the ssockets any more.

Michael.