Re: Sockets

In message <mpro.n0m939003uaga05ub.pittdj@pittdj.co.uk>
David Pitt <pittdj@pittdj.co.uk> wrote:

> Dave Higton, on 7 Feb, wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:38:10 GMT Geoffrey Baxendale wrote:
> >
> > > In message <c42a61d553.DaveMeUK@my.inbox.com>
> > > Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In message <mpro.n0iifp008cgrh041t.pittdj@pittdj.co.uk>
> > >> David Pitt <pittdj@pittdj.co.uk> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > > > I have resurrected a Socket Counter application, !SockCtr, which
> > > > > dates back to the time when Oregano2 managed to do a similar trick.
> > > > > It is a frontend to David Ruck's SocketCount.
> > >>>
> > > > > http://pittdj.co.uk/software/index.htm
> [snip]
> > > As far as I can tell, 1614 is OK and 1635 not. Don't have any builds
> > > between those here. When I have more time I will try and narrow it down
> > > further. (All Non JS)
> >
> > Geoff, can you use SockCtr and see if 1614 reclaims sockets under the same
> > circumstances as 1356? This is worth adding to the bug report.
>
> Or try #1699, bug 2064 is now marked as resolved.
>
> The socket count has not gone below 60 here so far, having started at 90 on
> the Raspberry Pi.
>
Yes, seems to work here. Available sockets drop to the low 60s and seem
to stay around there.

I seem to think that this is subtly different to 1614 which would close
sockets as you opened a new window, but I could be wrong.

Thanks to JMB for a rapid fix.

TTFN
--
Geoff.
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