[Twisted-Python] SMTP Client Blocking Connects

exarkun at twistedmatrix.com exarkun at twistedmatrix.com
Sun Jul 18 09:36:34 EDT 2010


On 08:58 am, konrads at smelkovs.com wrote:
>Not unless it drops it on the floor as opposed to reject with icmp

No.  It should never block.

Jean-Paul
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>Konrads Smelkovs
>Applied IT sorcery.
>
>
>2010/7/14 Jaros2aw Fedewicz <jaroslaw.fedewicz at gmail.com>
>>
>>On 14 CBC8CF. 2010, at 17:18, Konrads Smelkovs wrote:
>>
>> > Maybe there is a firewall that limits incoming connections?
>> > --
>> > Konrads Smelkovs
>> > Applied IT sorcery.
>>
>>Even if it drops packets, it should not block. It should return 
>>immediately
>>with a Deferred, which will eventually fail.
>>
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>>Economist: How much does it cost?
>>Twisted Developer: Will it block?
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