[MUD-Dev] Re: lurker emerges

[J C Lawrence]

On Sun, 9 Aug 1998 02:06:56 -0400 
James Wilson<jwilson at rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> my first issue is basic server control flow: select() vs. threading
> vs...?  There are some startling numbers at the thttpd web site
> (<url: http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd>) showing the vast
> difference between single-threaded, select()-based http servers and
> servers based on other models (using one-thread-per-connection or a
> thread pool). This was a bit of a shock to me as I am quite enamored
> of threading (probably more because of its challenges than because
> of its necessity, I am forced to admit). I am curious as to what
> approaches the list readers feel are tenable, and what their pros
> and cons are.

You need to read the following:

  http://www.kanga.nu/~petidomo/lists/mud-dev/1998Q2/msg01208.html

The concerns and the mechanics are not unique to Linux.

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