I just started the testing and gnashing. The following is the test program. 
use IO::Select;
use IO::Socket;
use strict;

my $lsn = new IO::Socket::INET(Listen => 1, LocalPort => 8080);
my $sel = new IO::Select( $lsn );
my $rc= $sel->select ($sel,undef,undef, 2.2);

#my $s= IO::Select->new();
#my $rc= $s->select (undef,undef,undef, 2.2);

print "\$rc=<$rc>\n";
print "\$! <$!>\n";
print "\$@ <$@>\n";

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I have tried the above in different configurations of arguments to the ->select(...); and in no cases did the timeout fire. The program just blocked until it recieves a connection.

From another xterm I then did: 

tuser> echo "x" |nc localhost 8080

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which produced the following at the blocked test program: 
$rc=<3>;
$! <Illegal seek>
$@ <>
tuser>

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This may be moot if IO::Select doesn't process the timeout. The code examples in perldoc all show a fully blocked architecture using the 'can-read' sort of function.

Puzzling...

It is always better to have seen your target for yourself, rather than depend upon someone else's description.

In reply to Re: Msg.pm extended with "workproc". IO::Select docs by Wiggins
in thread Msg.pm extended with "workproc". IO::Select docs by Wiggins

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