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From: pcb@gator.cacs.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs)
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Subject: Broadcast sockets
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Date: 10 May 90 03:31:37 GMT
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This one confuses me...I am confident using sockets in a point to point
manner i.e. connect to a port on a machine.

What exactly does a broadcast socket do?  Send info to: port on a network?

Does anyone have some small sample code?

Thanks in advance...

pcb @ gator.cacs.usl.edu