diff -Naur wmpop3lb2.4.2/wmpop3/Pop3Client.c wmpop3lb2.4.2-pathed/wmpop3/Pop3Client.c
--- wmpop3lb2.4.2/wmpop3/Pop3Client.c	2002-06-27 16:04:42.000000000 +0200
+++ wmpop3lb2.4.2-pathed/wmpop3/Pop3Client.c	2005-10-28 13:14:44.000000000 +0300
@@ -67,12 +67,18 @@
     pc->server.sin_family = AF_INET;
     pc->hp = gethostbyname(serverName);
     if( pc->hp == 0)
+    {
+        close(pc->s);
         return -1;
+    }
     memcpy( &(pc->server.sin_addr), pc->hp->h_addr, pc->hp->h_length);
     pc->server.sin_port = htons(port);
     if ( connect(pc->s, (struct sockaddr *)&(pc->server)
                                , sizeof(pc->server)) < 0 )
+    {
+        close(pc->s);
         return -1;
+    }
     pc->connected = CONNECTED;
    return 0;
 }