--- loncom/LondConnection.pm	2003/06/13 02:38:30	1.5
+++ loncom/LondConnection.pm	2003/08/03 00:45:54	1.8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   This module defines and implements a class that represents
 #   a connection to a lond daemon.
 #
-# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.5 2003/06/13 02:38:30 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.8 2003/08/03 00:45:54 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use Crypt::IDEA;
 use LONCAPA::Configuration;
 use LONCAPA::HashIterator;
 
-my $DebugLevel=4;
+my $DebugLevel=0;
 
 #   Read the configuration file for apache to get the perl
 #   variable set.
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ sub new {
     unless ($self->{Socket} = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerHost => $self->{Host},
 					       PeerPort => $self->{Port},
 					       Type     => SOCK_STREAM,
-					       Proto    => "tcp")) {
+					       Proto    => "tcp",
+					       Timeout  => 5)) {
 	return undef;		# Inidicates the socket could not be made.
     }
     #
@@ -215,11 +216,10 @@ sub Readable {
     my $rv      = $socket->recv($data, POSIX::BUFSIZ,  0);
     my $errno   = $! + 0;	             # Force numeric context.
 
-    unless (defined($rv) && length($data)) { # Read failed,
+    unless (defined($rv) && length $data) {# Read failed,
 	if(($errno == POSIX::EWOULDBLOCK)   ||
 	   ($errno == POSIX::EAGAIN)        ||
-	   ($errno == POSIX::EINTR)         ||
-	   ($errno == 0)) {
+	   ($errno == POSIX::EINTR)) {
 	    return 0;
 	}