This problem arises because system invokes the system API CreateProcess() with the bInheritHandles parameters set to true. The sub-process therefore inherits all the calling processes handles, including the listening socket with the inevitable affect.

One solution would be to side step the problem by using Win32::Process to start the sub-process ensuring that the equivalent $iflags parameter is false, thus ensuring none of the calling processes handles are inherited by the sub-process.

If you need the sub-process to inherit some handles but not others, then it will be necessary to mark those you do not wish to be inherited using the system API SetHandleInformation().

As is usually the case in these matters, it is Perl's flawed attempts to emulate *nix on Win that lies at the core of the problem.

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In reply to Re: Client socket blocks if server creates subprocess by BrowserUk
in thread Client socket blocks if server creates subprocess by raandom

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