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From: William Ahern <william@25thandClement.com>
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Subject: [9fans] [OT] domain socket support in open(2) on unix
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:03:05 -0700
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i figured this was OT, but this might be the only group who can _hear_ what
i'm asking.

could you guys comment on the efficacy of adding client-side unix
domain socket support to the unix open(2) library and/or system call?

over on comp.unix.programmer i'm getting the obvious reponses, "domain
sockets were meant as an adjunt to the more general network socket
interface". fine. but my point is (well, and question as to the practicality
of) that domain sockets can be appropriated to provide user-land support for
_device_ style file objects.

i'm just curious as to what your views are. useful? no utility because
the standard shells won't reflect this capability?

tia,

Bill