On 2006-06-20, Kiran <Kiran.Karra at gmail.com> wrote: > is it possible to make python do some other processing while > it is waiting for a socket to timeout? Yes. You can either use threads or select. Or you can use one of the async server frameworks like twisted. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I'd like MY data-base at JULIENNED and stir-fried! visi.com