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On 1/14/13 11:05 AM, Andre Oppermann wrote:
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> Can timeout() be emulated on top of another API so we can do away with 
> it?

yes, this is what callout(9) is for.

there are a few consumers left (see the email I just sent out).

those consumers would just have to allocate their own callout 
handle/struct and pass that to callout instead of using timeout(9).

-Alfred