c/c++ - safest way to send time_t over socket

Question

I\'ve set up a C++ server/client environment, and am trying to send a time_t value from the server to the client (an useful thing in any server). But I\'m coming accross a heada

Answer 1

You could send it in textual form, with a fixed number of digits. Then you don't have to worry about signs, size incompatibilities, or even byte order.