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author: ''
category: ''
date: 2007/11/23 17:32
description: ''
link: ''
priority: ''
slug: BB659
tags: programming, qmail, rater, sysadmin
title: 'Wanted: C programmer'
type: text
updated: 2007/11/23 17:32
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Checking on my semi-dead projects, I found that one was almost  finished but I had forgotten about it: rater_

In order to make it really useful, however, I need a C programmer that can turn this python program:

.. code-block:: python

  #!/usr/bin/env python
  # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

  import sys
  from socket import *
  serverHost = 'localhost'
  serverPort = 1999

  s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
  s.connect((serverHost, serverPort))
  print "Sending: ",' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
  s.send(' '.join(sys.argv[1:])+"\n")
  data = s.recv(1024)
  sys.stderr.write(data)
  sys.stderr.flush()
  sys.exit(int(data.split(' ')[0]))

Into a nice function that never fails and never leaks memory (of course, it should return instead of exit, this is just example code ;-).

If that's done, I can release rater as a useful tool, which should find a home in many qmail installations (and maybe other uses).

.. _rater: http://rater.googlecode.com