"Rudderow, Evan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
> BTW, does anybody know why windows applications work with some winsocks and
> not others?
 
My guess would be that they didn't code it to the same 'standard'.
As the famous saying goes, "The best thing about standards is there
are so many to choose from."  Winsock implementation and application
implemenation are probably using different "standards" or not fully
implementing the standard.
 
My $.02,
 
Larry Boyd    <[log in to unmask]>
"Each problem solved creates the opportunity to solve the next problem
          that the last solution created." - Richard Pascale
(These opinions are my own and not those of Hewlett-Packard.)