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authorEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>2009-10-05 02:44:18 -0700
committerEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>2009-10-05 02:47:01 -0700
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 # -*- encoding: binary -*-
 module Rainbows
 
+  # Spawns a new thread for every client connection we accept().  This
+  # model is recommended for platforms where spawning threads is
+  # inexpensive.
+  #
+  # If you're connecting to external services and need to perform DNS
+  # lookups, consider using the "resolv-replace" library which replaces
+  # parts of the core Socket package with concurrent DNS lookup
+  # capabilities
   module ThreadSpawn
 
     include Base