On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Chris Masters wrote: > > > * embperl.c: Detect if user opens file >descriptors > inside his/her filter. If so, log a loud >and nasty > warning that such code should be >moved to > filter_initialize.
> Why is it a problem to do this outside of > filter_initialize? Because after we fork a child, we close() all unneeded file descriptors (see mimedefang-multiplexor.c, around line 2193. This will most likely close the file descriptor "out from under" Perl -- that is, Perl will think the descriptor is open, but the C code will have closed it. Regards, David. _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
