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From: "David G. Lawrence" <dg@root.com>
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> >    Yes, I think checking for SS_CATSENDMORE (and returning EPIPE) prior to
> > checking SS_ISCONNECTED (and returning ENOTCONN as it does now) is the right
> > thing to do.
> 
> Last question (I hope)... :)
> 
> Why not call sosend?

   sosend is the primary mechanism that write(8) uses to send data on a
socket. sendfile(8) is an alternative to write(8)/sosend(). Although
they both have similar purposes (sending data on a socket), they
accomplish this in very different ways.

-DG

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