> On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Chris Evans wrote:
>
> > Whats the default timeout on connect()? Can a user level program alter
> > this? Would it be considered useful functionality?
>
> Use nonblocking mode with select() on connecting socket.
Ooops, I should have been more careful in my original post to state that
I'm aware of the "tricks of the trade". I was merely curious what kind of
time has to pass before the specifically documented ETIMEDOUT error is
returned by connect()
Cheers
Chris