-isn't really a problem, so skip that one. If the streams don't exist, something
-went wrong while setting things up. Make sure the socket descriptors are
-closed, in order to drop the connection. */
+isn't really a problem, so skip that one. On Solaris, a dropped connection can
+manifest itself as a broken pipe, so drop that one too. If the streams don't
+exist, something went wrong while setting things up. Make sure the socket
+descriptors are closed, in order to drop the connection. */