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From: jmd@ursa.UUCP (Josh Diamond)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Lego upgrade and MIT sample server (hack fix)
Message-ID: <1861@ursa.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 89 15:40:45 GMT
References: <8909132232.AA20325@madrid.local>
Reply-To: jmd@theodore.UUCP (Josh Diamond)
Organization: Bear Stearns, New York
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In article <8909132232.AA20325@madrid.local> willson@pdaeng.UUCP (Stephen Willson) writes:
>
>I have to say, I find that the ability of the server to log me out by
>screwing up my standard input is quite amazing.

This happens because Xsun normally sets its standard input,  output and 
error files into non-blocking mode.   Normally, everything is reset upon
exit, but if the server dies, things may not be cleaned up.  The -debug
option prevents setting non-blocking mode, but may cause some error
messages to be lost (not flushed from the buffer)...

				Josh Diamond
				AKA Spidey!!!



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