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From: lm@cottage.WISC.EDU (Larry McVoy)
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Subject: Re: sockets: recvfrom call
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Date: Fri, 1-May-87 12:07:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  1 12:07:08 1987
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*) tony@artecon.artecon.UUCP (Anthony D. Parkhurst) writes:
*) According to my manuals, the recvfrom call does not require the
*) socket to be connected.  However, I am getting an immediate
*) return with the error: Socket not connected.  Any ideas?
*) ....
*) static struct sockaddr name = {AF_UNIX,SOCKNAME};
*) ....
*) if(recvfrom(s,&imsg,sizeof(imsg),0,&nname,&nnamelen) < 0){

Methinks that you must connect stream sockets.  You can do what you're trying 
to do here with UDP (datagram) sockets, but not stream sockets.   Mail me
for examples of UDP & TCP socket code if you like.
Larry McVoy 	        mcvoy@rsch.wisc.edu  or  uwvax!mcvoy

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