Full_Name: Clarence Gardner Version: 1.5.2 OS: Linux Submission from: cache3.avtel.net (207.71.192.251) Using the SocketServer.TCPServer class, the request socket is being left in FIN_WAIT_2 state. Adding request.close() to the end of handle_request fixes it. I would guess this is actually a deficiency in the __del__ method of the socket object.