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From: "Baris Simsek" <simsek@enderunix.org>
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Subject: unix domain sockets vs. internet sockets
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Hi, 

I am coding a daemon program. I am not sure about which type of sockets i 
should use. Could you compare ip sockets and unix domain sockets? My main 
criterions are performance and protocol load. What are the differences 
between impelementations of them at kernel level? 

Baris Simsek
http://www.enderunix.org/simsek/