Re: Possible windows+python bug

From: azurIt (azurit_at_pobox.sk)
Date: 03/22/05

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    Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:05:51 +0100
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    > On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 12:21:18PM -0000, liquid@cyberspace.org
    wrote:
    > > Start Python and type (of course x.x.x.x should be replaced with
    > > IP address):
    > >
    > > import socket
    > > s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_RAW,4)
    > > s.sendto("",("x.x.x.x",0))
    > >
    > > Press ENTER and your win box should crash immediately.
    >
    > I tested this on WinXP SP2 with Python 2.4. The result is an
    > exception:
    >
    > socket.error: (10022, 'Invalid argument')
    >
    > I don't have Python 2.3 installed otherwise I would test that too.
    >
    > Neil
    >

    i got the same exception, WinXP SP2, Python 2.3.4 .

    azurIt

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