Problems using SocketServer.ThreadingTCPServer

[Joao Prado Maia]

> > > I'm not completely sure, but I think it's your job to detect
> > > end-of-connection in your handle() method and return. The
> > > TCPServer, I believe, just does:
> > >
> > >     rqh = YourRequestHandlerClass(...)
> > >     rqh.setup()
> > >     rqh.handle()
> > >     rqh.finish()
> > >
> > 
> > Well yes, but I'm already doing that on the line that does 
> a 'continue' on
> > the loop, which breaks the loop (yes, I realize I should 
> just 'break' it ;)
> > and returns from the handle() function.
> 
> Since you've already strip()'d the line when you get to
> that test, you may be breaking the connection when OE has
> *not* closed it. Maybe the problem is OE having to continually
> reconnect? Which is possibly what you said in your original
> message, and I missed it. Also, I have to apologize for
> not giving your code a closer reading before trying to
> answer your question. But I think to be completely safe,
> you must check for line=='' *before* calling strip(),
> or test for self.inputline=='', instead of line==''.
> 

That doesn't fix the problem. Outlook Express doesn't send spaces when the
problem starts happening, it really does send 'empty' lines. Not even a
'\r\n' is sent, just a nulled string (or whatever you want to call it ;).

In any case, what is the purpose for an infinite stream of empty lines that
OE keeps sending thru the socket at what appears like random intervals of
time ? It really seems like I'm doing something wrong on my little server
that doesn't account for this situation. Like I said on my original email,
there are several similar projects of Usenet servers that never experienced
what I'm experiencing now with Outlook Express. This is why I suspect the
problem is related to something in my code.

If you want to take a look on the real code again, please do so below:

http://cvs.phpbrasil.com/chora/co.php/papercut/papercut.py?r=1.23

Cheers,
Joao


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