Bug#140848: ITP: rocks -- Make network sockets reliable in a transparent way

[Guus Sliepen <guus@sliepen.warande.net>]

Package: wnpp
Version: N/A; reported 2002-04-02
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : rocks
  Version         : 2.1
  Upstream Author : Victor C. Zandy <zandy@cs.wisc.edu>
* URL             : http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~zandy/rocks/
* License         : LGPL
  Description     : Make network sockets reliable in a transparent way

Rocks protect sockets-based applications from network failures,
particularly failures common to mobile computing, including:

 - Link failures (e.g., unexpected modem disconnection);
 - IP address changes (e.g., laptop movement, DHCP lease expiry);
 - Extended periods of disconnection (e.g., laptop suspension).

Rock-enabled programs continue to run after any of these events; their
broken connections recover automatically, without loss of in-flight
data, when connectivity returns. Rocks work transparently with most
applications, including SSH clients, X window applications, and network
service daemons.

You can find the package at ftp://sliepen.warande.net/pub/rocks/. I'd
like to hear if this is the best way to package it.


-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux haplo 2.5.3 #2 do jan 31 13:12:25 CET 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=nl_NL, LC_CTYPE=nl_NL


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