[issue11959] smtpd cannot be used without affecting global state

[Vinay Sajip]

Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk> added the comment:

> So if we add a map argument to that and only pass it to socket if it
> is non-None, wouldn't that maintain backward compatibility with
> current asyncore behavior?

Sorry I was being a bit dense ... it's been a while since I looked at this. I think you are right that the base create_socket could be changed in this way. I'll work up a patch in my sandbox branch (for easier Rietveld integration).

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