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Update on the usage of sleep()

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sinn3r 2013-06-17 16:05:47 -05:00
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@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ need user input, you can either register an option or expose an
interactive session type specific for the type of exploit.
3. Don't use "sleep". It has been known to cause issues with
multi-threaded programs on various platforms. Instead, we use
"select(nil, nil, nil, <time>)" throughout the framework. We have
found this works around the underlying issue.
multi-threaded programs on various platforms running an older version of
Ruby such as 1.8. Instead, we use "select(nil, nil, nil, <time>)" or
Rex::sleep() throughout the framework. We have found this works around
the underlying issue.
4. Always use Rex sockets, not ruby sockets. This includes
third-party libraries such as Net::Http. There are several very good