From: "H.Yamamoto" <ocean@...2.ccsnet.ne.jp>
Date: 2005-07-25T11:11:44+09:00
Subject: Re: [ ruby-Bugs-2131 ] ruby ( v183) bcc32: using Socket.new with timeout -> files not closed

># _close calls CloseHandle for socket, and closesocket is called after the call.
># We should not close the handle twice anyway.

... At least on Windows98. this seems to be needed on Win2000.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185727/EN-US/

I'm confusing a little.

- Win2000: _open_ofshandle for socket is legal, and should call closesocket() too?

- Win98: _open_osfhandle for socket is illegal?