Re: Wrote a server, but telnet can't connect

[Colin Foran]

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> if you do the accept as a statement of its own, and then test the
> result in the if() condition, then you avoid this common novice trap.
> The days when there was a real advantage to combining the function
> call and the conditional test are long gone.
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thanks Andrew, really appreciate the interest.
I've changed the program as youve suggested, and even done away with the error
checking altogether, but Telnet still gets timed out. dont suppose youve seen
anything else that might trip it up?
Again, thanks for the interest
Cheers