[Bug 26031]=?UTF-8?Q?=20=C2=B5Torrent=20loses=20the=20ability=20of=20listening=20to=20incoming=20connections?=

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26031

--- Comment #57 from Hans Leidekker  2013-08-27 03:02:29 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #56)
> (In reply to comment #55)
> > (In reply to comment #53)
> > No, uTorrent does not set SO_REUSEADDR by default. We were speculating about
> > forcing that option on every socket that is created. The problem is that
> > windows ignores TIME_WAIT and allows any program to bind to the port, while in
> > linux the timings are strictly followed.
>
> I still don't see any security implications in enabling SO_REUSEADDR by
> default.

Enabling SO_REUSEADDR by default means you'd allow another socket to bind even
when Windows doesn't.