altf4/RealTimeTactics — Issue #17: Equip sockets with timout values
Author: altf4
Created: 2011-12-28 05:27:26+00:00
State: open

Right now, read() commands on a socket wait forever. Sometimes, we might not want to. Especially on the server. If we're only expecting an acknowledge message, then we can probably do without receiving it if it comes too late or if the client dies uncleanly.