http://blogs.technet.com/b/port25/archive/2006/05/24/file-descriptor-abstraction-in-windows.aspxby admin on May 24, 2006 06:11pm Submitted by:  Alexandre Ferrieux Question: Hello, I'd like to describe what is my highest frustration at the unix-Windows boundary: the lack of 'file descriptor abstraction' in Windows. Consider: In unix everythingen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)