Re: Re: go-pear. Was:Re[2]: [PEAR-DEV] XML_RPC
| From: | Justin Patrin | Date: | Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:51:14 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: go-pear. Was:Re[2]: [PEAR-DEV] XML_RPC | ||
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 18:08:47 -0500, Greg Beaver <cellog@php.net> wrote:
> Justin Patrin wrote:
> > However I do see your point. If it fails in a nasty way (i.e. PHP
> > errors) then perhaps a gethostbyname() call should be used, checked,
> > and then the script dies with "no internet connection" or something
> > similar. It just seems strange to me that someone would be using
> > go-pear without an internet connection...
>
> Unlike most people on this list, there are quite a few users out there
> who use modems. AOL, for instance, does not inform you that there has
> been a disconnect if you have the speakers turned off. I've actually
> seen this error many times in daily practice, as my parents live in an
> area where there is no high speed available (imagine living on 26.4k
> connections!!).
>
> It's not that an internet connection is permanently unavailable, but
> many connections are simply not always connected.
>
I tend to forget that some people are still on dial-up...sorry about that.
--
Justin Patrin