open_socket(3)

NAME
open_socket - opens server socket and starts listening

SYNOPSIS
#include "types.h"
#include "channel.h"
Socket *open_socket(int port,int wait);

DESCRIPTION
The arguments of open_socket are:

port
    Set port number of TCP/IP connection.

wait
    Set maximum time to wait for connection (sec). If zero wait for unlimited time.

RETURN VALUE
Pointer to socket is returned on success and NULL in case of failure.

AUTHOR
Werner von Bloh (bloh@pik-potsdam.de)

SEE ALSO
close_socket(3), connect_socket(3)