From: ts Date: 2002-06-26T23:03:23+09:00 Subject: Re: more annoying socket questions. >>>>> "F" == "Firestone, Mark <- Technical Support" > writes: F> Sounds good. The documentation on this is sketchy. Any suggestions. You have an example in http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ref_m_kernel.html#Kernel.select it look if it exist something to read from $stdin (the timeout is at 1.5 second) Guy Decoux