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  def send(msg, flags, to = nil)
    bytes = msg.length
    buffer = MemoryPointer.new :char, bytes
    buffer.write_string msg
    bytes_sent = Socket::Foreign.send(descriptor, buffer, bytes, flags)
    p "Sent: #{bytes_sent}"
    p "Message: #{buffer.read_string}"
    Errno.handle 'send(2)' if bytes_sent < 0
    buffer.free
    return bytes_sent
  end

  send("hello", 0)
  
  => "Sent: 5"
  "Message: hello\225\211\300+9\001"