--- loncom/loncnew	2010/12/20 11:31:52	1.91
+++ loncom/loncnew	2011/01/10 12:23:00	1.93
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # lonc maintains the connections to remote computers
 #
-# $Id: loncnew,v 1.91 2010/12/20 11:31:52 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: loncnew,v 1.93 2011/01/10 12:23:00 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ Trigger disconnections of idle sockets.
 
 sub SetupTimer {
     Debug(6, "SetupTimer");
-    Event->timer(interval => 1, cb => \&Tick );
+    Event->timer(interval => 1, cb => \&Tick,
+	hard => 1);
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1732,6 +1733,13 @@ sub ChildProcess {
 		  cb       => \&ToggleDebug,
 		  data     => "INT");
 
+    # Block the pipe signal we'll get when the socket disconnects.  We detect 
+    # socket disconnection via send/receive failures. On disconnect, the
+    # socket becomes readable .. which will force the disconnect detection.
+
+    my $set = POSIX::SigSet->new(SIGPIPE);
+    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, $set);
+
     #  Figure out if we got passed a socket or need to open one to listen for
     #  client requests.