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Subject: Re: sshd buildup of CLOSE_WAIT leading to unable to function
From: Joshua Hudson <joshudson AT gmail DOT com>
To: cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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The interesting detail is it would always stop at exactly 64 sockets
open; which is the maximum number for which select() doesn't have to
spawn a second thread.

Problem disappeared. Given the traces I got the reproduction would
involve somebody's deranged trojan SSH scanner.

64 to too low for Fail2Ban to prevent disaster so I didn't bother. The
fools aren't getting in anyway. I turned off password auth.

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