Heartbeat. The transport may die in such a way that it does not realize it is dead until it is written to. Sending something (like "PING this.irc-host.net") during idle peroids would alleviate that. If you're concerned with the stability of the host as well as that of the transport, you might care to watch for the corresponding PONG.
Heartbeat. The transport may die in such a way that it does not realize it is dead until it is written to. Sending something (like "PING this.irc-host.net") during idle peroids would alleviate that. If you're concerned with the stability of the host as well as that of the transport, you might care to watch for the corresponding PONG.