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From: pcb@gator.cacs.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs)
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Subject: accept error
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Date: 26 Feb 90 21:45:01 GMT
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Correct me if I am wrong (please).  accept returns -1 on error in errno.
errno == 24, EMMFILE -> too many open.  What the heck does this mean?
I create a socket S, do accepts and get S2, S3, ... SN until N = 59.
Then the next one bombs with the above error.  I have issued shutdown
and close on 2...59.  I noticed netstat shows 2...59 TIME_WAIT and
the finally go away. 
Any ideas?

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