>>>>> "yoshfuji" == yoshfuji <YOSHIFUJI> writes: yoshfuji> If it ignores bind failure on ipv4 socket, it is one of yoshfuji> the most common way to make server socket(s). Ok. Although this sounds rather hackish to me though. In you code you don't seem to allow for the fact a genuine error might occur (eg. the port really is in use), where the server cannot run as a result. -- Brian May <bam@debian.org>