diff --git a/torture.py b/torture.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys, socket
+
+request = (
+'GET /AUTHORS HTTP/1.0\r\n'
+'\r\n'
+)
+
+s = socket.socket()
+s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
+s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_SNDBUF, 1)
+#s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_RCVBUF, 1)
+#^ for some reason, this un-cripples the receiving buffer
+try:
+    s.connect(("", 8089))
+except socket.error, e:
+    print "ERROR: darkhttpd not running?"
+    print "Run: cd trunk && ./darkhttpd . --port 8089"
+    print ""
+    raise e
+
+print "(start sending)"
+
+for i in request:
+    numsent = s.send(i)
+    if numsent != 1:
+        raise Exception, "couldn't send"
+    sys.stdout.write(i)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+print "(done sending - start receiving)"
+
+while True:
+    c = s.recv(1)
+    if c == '':
+        print "(done receiving)"
+        break
+    sys.stdout.write(c)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+# vim:set sw=4 ts=4 et tw=78: