deadProxyError?

[Cameron Elliott <cam@indy.mvbms.com>]

I am trying to write an HTTP server under Self, and am having a couple
of problems.

First, the Self VM is receiving a SIGPIPE when my application tries
to write to a pipe that the other end has closed, and this 
causes a stack dump, searching through the system it looks like
the Self world doesn't have to much of an interface to the unix
signals mechanism, so it looks like I'm going to have to issue a

signal(SIGPIPE,DFL_IGN);

or whatever the call is to ignore a signal, and then exec
the Snapshot with my http server. (This is fine)

The problems I having are:
I keep getting deadProxyError, and I don't what this is.
After playing with my application a while I keep losing the ability
to connect to a well defined port.
(Somehow something is running somewhere in the Self VM which is
still holding onto the port.)
And when I 'start' my application again, I get a 'EADDRINUSE' error,
even though as far as I can tell, the unixFile is (dead).

I don't have a clue what the solution to the deadProxyError is,
and it seems the key to fixing the EADDRINUSE problem is to find out
what is holding onto my well known port address, and release it.

And hints, clues, or experience is invited.

Thanks
Cameron Elliott