Loic's patch is not so about the *number* of file descriptors but about the *largest* file descriptor that can be used in netcat.
The previous behaviour (FD_SETSIZE set to 16) only allows for file descriptors numbered from 0 to 15. If netcat is forked from a program which already use those, it will break because the new FD it obtains are too high. About the concern on too many opened file descriptors: this is not a program's job to take care of this, other OS-provided mechanisms such as "ulimit" already do. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
