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From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
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Subject: Re: Sockets question...
To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans)
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 14:21:51 -0600 (CST)
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In-Reply-To: <199611151835.FAA22344@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at Nov 16, 96 05:35:16 am
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> >> Did you receive a signal?  That is known to cause similar behaviour on
> >> SunOS...
> >
> >Can't.  Any signal on that process is a SERIOUS error; its a DBMS!  We have
> >a generic "oh shit" trap for all signals set; it does not go off.
> 
> Don't do that for SIGIO.  Anyone can send SIGIO to any process.

Bruce,

Could you clarify what you mean?  Obviously "anyone" can not do that...

Sorry, I am just missing your meaning.

... JG