reading text files

Hi! I want to read a text file from a socket and process it as a String (using Parsec). Is hGetContent ok, or are there mor efficient alternatives available, even if I want a String anyway? Greetings, Carsten -- Carsten Schultz (2:38, 33:47), FB Mathematik, FU Berlin http://carsten.codimi.de/ PGP/GPG key on the pgp.net key servers, fingerprint on my home page.