What is difference of SYNC, ASYNC, BLOCKING, NON-BLOCKING sockets?

kevin

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11-21-2005, 09:56 AM

Hi:
As I know, blocking socket means the user will stop until the request
of the user to the stack returns, and non-blocking behaves in
controverse way, but how about the sync and async socket, it seems sync
and blocking is the same thing?
Thanks for help!
BR/K

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