Taylan Ulrich Bayýrlý/Kammer scripsit:

> Is using `get-output-string' really "reading" from the port?

In SRFI 6 and R7RS, it is not; it simply retrieves all the
characters that have ever been written to the port and does
not side-effect the port.  The R6RS analogue, however, retrieves
what is currently available on the port and then removes those
characters from the port, which is much more like reading.

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