NAME

Connection::Base - Zero Knowledge Protocol Connection Base Class


SYNOPSIS

    use Connection::Base;

    $base = new Connection::Base();


REQUIRES

    Perl5.004+


EXPORTS

Nothing


DESCRIPTION

This is the base class for all Connection:: classes. The Connection::Base class implements the methods common to all classes in this hiearchy.

The Connection::Base does not sub-class any other classes.


CONSTRUCTOR

new Connection::Base()

This is the constructor for the Connection::Base object. This object should not be instatiated directly as it only serves as a parent class for all other Connection:: classes.

Example:

  $base = new Connection::Base();


METHODS

user ( USER )

Return the user object associated with this connection. If USER is supplied, then it wil be used for future connections, but will not affect the current news server connection.

quit()

Close the connection to remote server.


CLASS VARIABLES

None Present


AUTHOR

Kris Smith <krissmi@zeroknowledge.com> Philippe McLean <phillipem@zeroknowledge.com>


COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000 Zero Knowledge Systems, Inc. All rights reserved