Encoding Arrays with File Paths

[Bob Sneidar]

Sockets are by nature a 2 way communication. After I write to a socket I can read from that socket and get back whatever the receiver returns. In fact the whole premise of what I am foing depends on it.

Bob S


On Feb 25, 2025, at 9:10 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

This excercise raises a question:  rather than invent another protocol,
why not use HTTP?


Usually, because HTTP is quite decidedly a client-server protocol.
If you have a peer-peer protocol need, then you have to bend HTTP
out of shape :-)

Sockets work by having a listening and a caller.  Having both on both sides is P2P.