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	== ~~A reasonable~~ API target ~~for now~~: sending OnDataAvailable() to other threads ==		== API target: sending OnDataAvailable() to other threads ==

	In a perfect world, our goal would be an API where any thread could use the full necko interface, and initiate and process network requests completely independently. However, while there's no theoretical reason why necko couldn't be made fully re-entrant, the implementation obstacles involved would be considerable (see notes at end for some details).		In a perfect world, our goal would be an API where any thread could use the full necko interface, and initiate and process network requests completely independently. However, while there's no theoretical reason why necko couldn't be made fully re-entrant, the implementation obstacles involved would be considerable (see notes at end for some details).