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"Feico" <feicorem0veth1s@gmx.net> wrote in message
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> Where to obtain it?

BCB ships with several already, such as TClientSocket.  Or if you get Indy
(ships with BCB6 and is also downloadable from http://www.indyproject.org),
it has components that are specific to the POP3 and SMTP protocols.  So does
ICS (http://www.overbyte.be).

> And you give me an example of a 30 line program,
> while I had expected something as simple as
> handle = connect(char*domain, int port);

Nope.  Socket programming is not that simple.  If you use higher level
components, however, then they can hide much of the details from you and
reduce the amount of our own coding.

> This produces HostAddr==0. Could that be right?

Change this line:

    HostAddr = inet_addr(pHost->h_addr);

To this instead:

    HostAddr = ((in_addr*)&pHost->h_addr).s_addr;

> >            if( sock )

Change that line to this instead:

    if( sock != INVALID_SOCKET )

> This fails, it says 10047, Address family not supported by protocol
family.

Add this line before calling connect():

    addr.sin_family = AF_INET;

> So I try to write the program myself. I need functions to do things.

Then I suggest you use pre-made components and save yourself the trouble of
implementing everything yourself manually.  Why re-invent the wheel,
afterall?  There are plenty of libraries readily available that already do
all of the hard work for you.


Gambit