R. David Murray added the comment:
telnetlib closes the socket, which in turn calls the OS level socket close
function. What happens after that is up to the OS tcp/ip stack, and is not
under Python's control. So if there is a bug here it isn't in Python.
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nosy: +jackdied, r.david.
New submission from Joe Bennett :
Hi, am running Python 2.6.5 on Unbuntu 10.04 and am seeing no FIN when a
self.close() is issued... I do see a reset issued, but it looks like some of
the M$ servers do not appreciate on a reset and would like a graceful
teardown... I understand that an RST can
