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Re: Setup oddity
On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 02:04:24PM -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
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> > Not sure whether this is a bug or a feature.
>
> Me neither. Probably yet another MS bug we'll have to work around.
I'm inclined to think that, since other programs exhibit the same
behavior, while I've a few which don't. It could also be an IE5 option.
Since I don't use IE . . .
>
> More likely, the IE5 (nio-ie5.cc) code needs to be a little smarter
> about reusing an existing connection, rather than switching the whole
> setup program over to direct mode (direct doesn't allow proxies, for
> example). If you want to investigate doing this, please do.
Worth a shot. Good excuse to learn that side of networking. I'm
primarily a, "Can I get a socket? Good. Now I'll just use it" in terms
of experience--we do more device control with the network as an
afterthought around here.
Where can I find the setup source archive?
On the usual mirrors?
Charles
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