}
-/* this is derived from CVS code */
+/* this is derived from CVS code
+
+ note that in the child STDIN is set to blocking and STDOUT
+ is set to non-blocking. This is necessary as rsh relies on stdin being blocking
+ and ssh relies on stdout being non-blocking
+
+ if blocking_io is set then use blocking io on both fds. That can be
+ used to cope with badly broken rsh implementations like the one on
+ solaris.
+ */
int piped_child(char **command,int *f_in,int *f_out)
{
int pid;