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From: klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee)
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Subject: Re: ICCM and Properties
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Date: 12 Apr 91 17:08:01 GMT
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In article <2190001@hpgnd.grenoble.hp.com>, alex@hpgnd.grenoble.hp.com (Alexis MERMET-GRANDFILLES) writes:
|> What is the limitted amount of data that a X11-server may store in
|> a single property ?

This is undefined.  I understand that some implementations put severe
restrictions on the maximum property size.  I'd recommend that you use
a more general purpose IPC mechanism, such as sockets or streams, for
your purposes.

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Ken Lee
DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif.
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