[Haskell-cafe] Simple network client

[Reinier Lamers]

Timo B. Hübel wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 January 2008 13:03:27 you wrote:
>   
>> Just don't use hGetContents in any serious code, or any program longer
>> than 4 lines.
>>     
>
> What else do you suggest? I just want to read something out of the socket 
> without knowing it's length beforehand (my example here used ordinary 
> Strings, but actually I want to do it with ByteStrings).
>
>   
Either tell the receiving end how much it has to receive, or use a 
text-based protocol and getLine.

Reinier