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r84289 | giampaolo.rodola | 2010-08-24 00:28:13 +0200 (mar, 24 ago 2010) | 1 line
fix issue 9129: adds proper error handling on accept() when smtpd accepts new incoming connections.
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Library
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+- Issue #9129: smtpd.py is vulnerable to DoS attacks deriving from missing
+ error handling when accepting a new connection.
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- Issue #658749: asyncore's connect() method now correctly interprets winsock
errors.