Daemonization on UNIX Systems
The forking psychotherapist server has a deficiency.[2] When the server is launched, it doesn't automatically go into the background but instead ties up a terminal where it can be brought down by an inadvertent tap on the interrupt key. Of course, the user launching it from the command line can always background the server, but that is inconvenient and error prone, since the server might be brought back into the foreground inadvertently.
[2] This discussion relies heavily on the UNIX process model, and will not translate to Macintosh or Windows systems. Windows NT and 2000 users can turn Perl scripts into background services using a utility called srvany.exe. See the section Background on Windows and Macintosh Systems ...
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