[Andreas Jung]

Running the tests with 2.8 under Linux fails for me:

Yes, I was replying to you, confirming that they also fail on Windows, and identifying the specific tests that failed.

Collector #1542.

Thanks -- I've added comments there.

Looks also related to asyncore.

Since it blows up in the same asyncore-related place under Windows and Linux, that's a pretty safe bet <wink>.