Select hangs after some reads

[Fredrik Lundh]

Steve Holden wrote:

> Nope, I wouldn't look any harder. You and I both know you won't find 
> them. "The client" in this case was the client's transport layer, not 
> the client application - I should have said "sender", since I referred 
> to the system at the other end as the "receiver".

you know that it's a terminology issue when three experienced developers 
reply "well, it already does that", "you cannot do that", and "I don't 
understand what you mean" to the same question.

(if you're playing "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", this is the right 
time to take the money and quit...)

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