From:	newsham AT aloha DOT net (Tim Newsham)
Subject:	Re: fork/socket, gethostnamebyaddress, wait3
22 Jun 1997 16:08:08 -0700 :
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> 1) fork/socket: An Unix child process inherits all open file descriptors,
>    including any socket descriptor. In the gnuwin32 environment the socket 
>    descriptors in the child process,i.e. after a fork are  NOT available.
>    Socket descriptors are NOT inherited.

I tested this out under NT and it worked properly.  I do have
Sergie's updates applied.

> Rene van Leuken 		   phone: 3115 - 278 6696
> Delft University of Technology 	   email: rene AT cas DOT et DOT tudelft DOT nl
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