From: rick.jones2@hp.com   
      
   > Sadly, requests can span multiple calls to recv(), but I can call   
   > read() and store any read characters to be consumed when the recv()   
   > call occurs. Basically, all read data is buffered, then parsed when   
   > a complete request arrives.   
      
   When I was saying "read return of zero" I was using read in the   
   general sense.  Any of the "read" calls - read(), recv(), recvfrom(),   
   recvmsg() ... should return zero when the FIN has arrived from the   
   remote.   
      
   rick jones   
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