strange sockets

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Bryan,
> 
> Sion Arrowsmith is right about what causes the delay.
> Just in case your real code looks like this, I'll note:
> 
>>     len, = struct.unpack("!i", s.recv(4))
>>     data = s.recv(len)
yes, my mistake ;)

> 
> 
> First, you almost certainly don't want to use the name 'len'.
> Ought not to be allowed. Second, recv can return fewer bytes
> than requested, even when the connection is still open for
> reading. You might replace the lines above with (untested):
> 
>     length = struct.unpack("!i", s.recv(4))
>     data = []
>     while length:
>         data.append(s.recv(length))
>         length -= len(data[-1])
>     data = ''.join(data)
> 
> 
i know, i know, i sent fake python client: the real will be done in java.

> There's still a robustness problem, but in the absense of errors
> and malice, that should work. I think.
> 
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