Jim Wowchuk writes:
>> int   GiveLen=0;
[snip]
>2)  Neither GiveName nor GiveLen have values in this snippet.  Have these been
>    assigned in missing code?
 
This situation is permissible; it's a request that MPE assign a random
unique 8-character name. I use this when the only object of the IPCGIVE is
to allow a second process to take over a connection.
 
>3)  Is ClientSock a vc_socket rather than a call socket?  It should have
>    been assigned from something like:
 
It's permissible to give away a call socket; again, this allows a server
process to take over connection management from some kind of management or
startup process.
 
-- Bruce
 
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