--- loncom/LondConnection.pm	2003/06/11 02:04:35	1.4
+++ loncom/LondConnection.pm	2003/06/13 02:38:30	1.5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   This module defines and implements a class that represents
 #   a connection to a lond daemon.
 #
-# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.4 2003/06/11 02:04:35 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.5 2003/06/13 02:38:30 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -488,6 +488,20 @@ sub SetTimeoutCallback {
 
 =pod
 
+=head2 Shutdown:
+
+Shuts down the socket.
+
+=cut
+
+sub Shutdown {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my $socket = $self->GetSocket();
+    $socket->shutdown(2);
+}
+
+=pod
+
 =head2 GetState
 
 selector for the object state.
@@ -512,6 +526,7 @@ sub GetSocket {
     return $self->{Socket};
 }
 
+
 =pod
 
 =head2 WantReadable
@@ -838,6 +853,10 @@ peer (assumes the text is a command).
 Decrypts a block of text according to the cipher negotiated with the
 peer (assumes the block was a reply.
 
+=item Shutdown:
+
+Shuts off the socket.
+
 =head2 The following are selector member functions:
 
 =item GetState: