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LISTEN z/OS Communications Server: IP Sockets Application Programming Interface Guide and Reference SC27-3660-00 |
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The LISTEN call:
Note: The LISTEN call is not supported for datagram sockets
or raw sockets.
The LISTEN call is typically used by a server to receive connection requests from clients. When a connection request is received, a new socket is created by a subsequent ACCEPT call, and the original socket continues to listen for additional connection requests. The LISTEN call converts an active socket to a passive socket and conditions it to accept connection requests from clients. If a socket becomes passive, it cannot initiate connection requests. The following requirements apply to this call:
Figure 1 shows an example of LISTEN call instructions. Figure 1. LISTEN call instruction
example
For equivalent PL/I and assembler language declarations, see Converting parameter descriptions. |
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