Newsgroups: comp.parallel.mpi
From: Marcio Augusto de Souza <"souza"@icmsc.sc.usp,.br>
Subject: Diferences on Blocking and Nonblocking
Organization: Universidade de Sao Paulo / Brasil
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 00:33:00 -0300
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Hi

	Can someone tell me the exact difference between a blocking and a 
nonblocking communication on a network's of PC's, under LINUX for instance?  
Nonblocking communication on such environments seens not to have difference 
when comparing with blocking communication. Am I wrong?

					Thanks

						Marcio de Souza
						Universidade de Sao Paulo

