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Davide Libenzi wrote:
> Try:
> 
> 	select (socket + 1, &fds, &fds, &fds, &timeout);
>                                  ^^^^^

That does work, but only as a workaround (and not a universally 
applicable one). Select *should* return upon the closure of either end 
of a socket connection that is in the read-FD-set only (unless I've 
completely misunderstood the various references).

Cheers,

Andre Ben Hamou
Imperial College London

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