diff --git a/moo/Makefile.in b/moo/Makefile.in
index 9e029b0..2105b34 100644
--- a/moo/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/Makefile.in
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ pdfdir = @pdfdir@
 prefix = @prefix@
 program_transform_name = @program_transform_name@
 psdir = @psdir@
+runstatedir = @runstatedir@
 sbindir = @sbindir@
 sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
 srcdir = @srcdir@
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ distdir: $(DISTFILES)
 	  ! -type d ! -perm -444 -exec $(install_sh) -c -m a+r {} {} \; \
 	|| chmod -R a+r "$(distdir)"
 dist-gzip: distdir
-	tardir=$(distdir) && $(am__tar) | eval GZIP= gzip $(GZIP_ENV) -c >$(distdir).tar.gz
+	tardir=$(distdir) && $(am__tar) | GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) gzip -c >$(distdir).tar.gz
 	$(am__post_remove_distdir)
 
 dist-bzip2: distdir
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ dist-shar: distdir
 	@echo WARNING: "Support for shar distribution archives is" \
 	               "deprecated." >&2
 	@echo WARNING: "It will be removed altogether in Automake 2.0" >&2
-	shar $(distdir) | eval GZIP= gzip $(GZIP_ENV) -c >$(distdir).shar.gz
+	shar $(distdir) | GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) gzip -c >$(distdir).shar.gz
 	$(am__post_remove_distdir)
 
 dist-zip: distdir
@@ -629,7 +630,7 @@ dist dist-all:
 distcheck: dist
 	case '$(DIST_ARCHIVES)' in \
 	*.tar.gz*) \
-	  eval GZIP= gzip $(GZIP_ENV) -dc $(distdir).tar.gz | $(am__untar) ;;\
+	  GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) gzip -dc $(distdir).tar.gz | $(am__untar) ;;\
 	*.tar.bz2*) \
 	  bzip2 -dc $(distdir).tar.bz2 | $(am__untar) ;;\
 	*.tar.lz*) \
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ distcheck: dist
 	*.tar.Z*) \
 	  uncompress -c $(distdir).tar.Z | $(am__untar) ;;\
 	*.shar.gz*) \
-	  eval GZIP= gzip $(GZIP_ENV) -dc $(distdir).shar.gz | unshar ;;\
+	  GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) gzip -dc $(distdir).shar.gz | unshar ;;\
 	*.zip*) \
 	  unzip $(distdir).zip ;;\
 	esac
diff --git a/moo/configure b/moo/configure
index 0d171ff..e86a0d6 100755
--- a/moo/configure
+++ b/moo/configure
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ infodir
 docdir
 oldincludedir
 includedir
+runstatedir
 localstatedir
 sharedstatedir
 sysconfdir
@@ -885,6 +886,7 @@ datadir='${datarootdir}'
 sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
 sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
 localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
+runstatedir='${localstatedir}/run'
 includedir='${prefix}/include'
 oldincludedir='/usr/include'
 docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
@@ -1137,6 +1139,15 @@ do
   | -silent | --silent | --silen | --sile | --sil)
     silent=yes ;;
 
+  -runstatedir | --runstatedir | --runstatedi | --runstated \
+  | --runstate | --runstat | --runsta | --runst | --runs \
+  | --run | --ru | --r)
+    ac_prev=runstatedir ;;
+  -runstatedir=* | --runstatedir=* | --runstatedi=* | --runstated=* \
+  | --runstate=* | --runstat=* | --runsta=* | --runst=* | --runs=* \
+  | --run=* | --ru=* | --r=*)
+    runstatedir=$ac_optarg ;;
+
   -sbindir | --sbindir | --sbindi | --sbind | --sbin | --sbi | --sb)
     ac_prev=sbindir ;;
   -sbindir=* | --sbindir=* | --sbindi=* | --sbind=* | --sbin=* \
@@ -1274,7 +1285,7 @@ fi
 for ac_var in	exec_prefix prefix bindir sbindir libexecdir datarootdir \
 		datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir includedir \
 		oldincludedir docdir infodir htmldir dvidir pdfdir psdir \
-		libdir localedir mandir
+		libdir localedir mandir runstatedir
 do
   eval ac_val=\$$ac_var
   # Remove trailing slashes.
@@ -1427,6 +1438,7 @@ Fine tuning of the installation directories:
   --sysconfdir=DIR        read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
   --sharedstatedir=DIR    modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
   --localstatedir=DIR     modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
+  --runstatedir=DIR       modifiable per-process data [LOCALSTATEDIR/run]
   --libdir=DIR            object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
   --includedir=DIR        C header files [PREFIX/include]
   --oldincludedir=DIR     C header files for non-gcc [/usr/include]
diff --git a/moo/kernel/Socket.moo b/moo/kernel/Socket.moo
index fc2c1e9..6a9e437 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/Socket.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/Socket.moo
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ class Socket(AsyncHandle) from 'sck'
 {
 	var eventActions.
 	var pending_bytes, pending_offset, pending_length.
-	var outreadysem, outdonesem, inreadysem.
+	var outreadysem, outdonesem, inreadysem, connsem.
 
-	method(#primitive) _open(domain, type, proto).
+	method(#primitive) open(domain, type, proto).
 	method(#primitive) _close.
 	method(#primitive) bind: addr.
 	method(#primitive) _listen: backlog.
@@ -332,13 +332,14 @@ extend Socket
 		self.outdonesem := Semaphore new.
 		self.outreadysem := Semaphore new.
 		self.inreadysem := Semaphore new.
+		self.connsem := nil.
 
-		self.outdonesem signalAction: [ :xsem |
+		self.outdonesem signalAction: [ :sem |
 			(self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.DATA_OUT) value: self.
 			System unsignal: self.outreadysem.
 		].
 
-		self.outreadysem signalAction: [ :xsem |
+		self.outreadysem signalAction: [ :sem |
 			| nwritten |
 			nwritten := self _writeBytes: self.pending_bytes offset: self.pending_offset length: self.pending_length.
 			if (nwritten >= 0)
@@ -350,44 +351,59 @@ extend Socket
 			}
 		].
 
-		self.inreadysem signalAction: [ :ysem |
+		self.inreadysem signalAction: [ :sem |
 			(self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.DATA_IN) value: self.
 		].
 	}
 
-	method open(domain, type, proto)
+	method finalize
 	{
-		| sck |
-		sck := self _open(domain, type, proto).
-
-		if (self.handle >= 0)
-		{
-			System addAsyncSemaphore: self.outdonesem.
-			System addAsyncSemaphore: self.outreadysem.
-		}.
-
-		^sck
+'SOCKET FINALIZED...............' dump.
+		self close.
 	}
-
+	
 	method close
 	{
 'Socket close' dump.
-		System removeAsyncSemaphore: self.outdonesem.
-		System removeAsyncSemaphore: self.outreadysem.
+
+		if (self.outdonesem notNil)
+		{
+			System unsignal: self.outdonesem.
+			if (self.outdonesem _group notNil) { System removeAsyncSemaphore: self.outdonesem }.
+			self.outdonesem := nil.
+		}.
+		
+		if (self.outreadysem notNil)
+		{
+			System unsignal: self.outreadysem.
+			if (self.outreadysem _group notNil) { System removeAsyncSemaphore: self.outreadysem }.
+			self.outreadysem := nil.
+		}.
+		
+		if (self.connsem notNil)
+		{
+			System unsignal: self.connsem.
+			if (self.connsem _group notNil) { System removeAsyncSemaphore: self.connsem }.
+			self.connsem := nil.
+		}.
+		
+		if (self.inreadysem notNil)
+		{
+			System unsignal: self.inreadysem.
+			if (self.inreadysem _group notNil) { System removeAsyncSemaphore: self.inreadysem }.
+			self.inreadysem := nil.
+		}.
+
 		^super close.
 	}
-###	method listen: backlog do: acceptBlock
-###	{
-###		self.inputAction := acceptBlock.
-###		self watchInput.
-###		^self _listen: backlog.
-###	}
 
 	method onEvent: event_type do: action_block
 	{
 		self.eventActions at: event_type put: action_block.
 	}
 
+
+
 	method connect: target
 	{
 		| sem |
@@ -395,49 +411,40 @@ extend Socket
 		{
 			sem := Semaphore new.
 			sem signalAction: [ :xsem |
-				| soerr dra |
+				| soerr |
 				soerr := self _socketError.
 				if (soerr >= 0) 
 				{
 					## finalize connection if not in progress
-'CHECKING FOR CONNECTION.....' dump.
 					System unsignal: xsem.
 					System removeAsyncSemaphore: xsem.
 
+'CHECKING FOR CONNECTION.....' dump.
 					(self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.CONNECTED) value: self value: (soerr == 0).
 
 					if (soerr == 0)
 					{
-						if ((self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.DATA_IN) notNil)
-						{
-							xsem signalAction: [ :ysem |
-								(self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.DATA_IN) value: self.
-							].
-							System addAsyncSemaphore: xsem.
-							System signal: xsem onInput: self.handle.
-						}.
+						System addAsyncSemaphore: self.inreadysem.
+						System signal: self.inreadysem onInput: self.handle.
+						System addAsyncSemaphore: self.outdonesem.
 					}.
 				}.
 				(* HOW TO HANDLE TIMEOUT? *)
 			].
 
-			System addAsyncSemaphore: sem.
-			System signal: sem onOutput: self.handle.
+			self.connsem := sem.
+			System addAsyncSemaphore: self.connsem.
+			System signal: self.connsem onOutput: self.handle.
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			## connected immediately
 'IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED.....' dump.
 			(self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.CONNECTED) value: self value: true.
-			if ((self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.DATA_IN) notNil)
-			{
-				sem := Semaphore new.
-				sem signalAction: [ :xsem |
-					(self.eventActions at: Socket.EventType.DATA_IN) value: self.
-				].
-				System addAsyncSemaphore: sem.
-				System signal: sem onInput: self.handle.
-			}.
+
+			System addAsyncSemaphore: self.inreadysem.
+			System signal: self.inreadysem onInput: self.handle.
+			System addAsyncSemaphore: self.outdonesem.
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -445,6 +452,11 @@ extend Socket
 	{
 		| n |
 
+		if (self.outreadysem _group notNil)
+		{
+			Exception signal: 'Not allowed to write again'.
+		}.
+
 		## n >= 0: written
 		## n <= -1: tolerable error (e.g. EAGAIN)
 		## exception: fatal error
@@ -452,7 +464,7 @@ extend Socket
 		##{
 			n := self _writeBytes: bytes offset: offset length: length.
 			if (n >= 0) 
-			{ 
+			{
 				self.outdonesem signal.
 				^n 
 			}.
@@ -463,11 +475,31 @@ extend Socket
 		self.pending_offset := offset.
 		self.pending_length := length.
 
+		System addAsyncSemaphore: self.outreadysem.
 		System signal: self.outreadysem onOutput: self.handle.
 	}
 
 }
 
+class ServerSocket(Socket)
+{
+	method initialize
+	{
+		super initialize.
+		self.inreadysem := [ :sem |
+			| xxx |
+			System accept: xxx.
+		].
+	}
+
+	method listen: backlog
+	{
+		System addAsyncSemaphore: self.inreadysem.
+		System signal: self.inreadysem onInput: self.handle.
+		^self _listen: backlog.
+	}
+}
+
 class MyObject(Object)
 {
 	method(#class) main
@@ -479,12 +511,18 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 			[
 				buf := ByteArray new: 128.
 				s := Socket domain: Socket.Domain.INET type: Socket.Type.STREAM.
+				s2 := ServerSocket domain: Socket.Domain.INET type: Socket.Type.STREAM.
+				
+				s2 onEvent: Socket.EventType.DATA_IN do: [:sck |
+					### accept...
+				].
 				
 				s onEvent: Socket.EventType.CONNECTED do: [ :sck :state |
 					if (state)
 					{
 						'AAAAAAAA' dump.
-						s writeBytes: #[ $a, $b, $c ] 
+						s writeBytes: #[ $a, $b, $c ].
+						s writeBytes: #[ $d, $e, $f ].
 					}
 					else
 					{
@@ -496,7 +534,8 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 					nbytes := s readBytes: buf. 
 					if (nbytes == 0)
 					{
-						sck close
+						sck close.
+						s := nil.
 					}.
 					('Got ' & (nbytes asString)) dump.
 					buf dump.
@@ -517,7 +556,6 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 			ensure:
 			[
 				if (s notNil) { s close }.
-				if (s2 notNil) { s2 close }.
 			]
 
 		] on: Exception do: [:ex | ('Exception - '  & ex messageText) dump ].
diff --git a/moo/lib/Makefile.in b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
index b67f6e6..d2601dd 100644
--- a/moo/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ pdfdir = @pdfdir@
 prefix = @prefix@
 program_transform_name = @program_transform_name@
 psdir = @psdir@
+runstatedir = @runstatedir@
 sbindir = @sbindir@
 sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
 srcdir = @srcdir@
diff --git a/moo/lib/exec.c b/moo/lib/exec.c
index b2143d1..4125627 100644
--- a/moo/lib/exec.c
+++ b/moo/lib/exec.c
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_semaphore_group_remove_semaphore (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nar
 	}
 
 	/* it doesn't belong to a group or belongs to a different group */
-	moo_seterrbfmt (moo, MOO_EPERM, "not alloed to remove a semaphore from a non-owning group");
+	moo_seterrbfmt (moo, MOO_EPERM, "not allowed to remove a semaphore from a non-owning group");
 	return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
 }
 
diff --git a/moo/mod/Makefile.in b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
index b74f889..0902ff8 100644
--- a/moo/mod/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ pdfdir = @pdfdir@
 prefix = @prefix@
 program_transform_name = @program_transform_name@
 psdir = @psdir@
+runstatedir = @runstatedir@
 sbindir = @sbindir@
 sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
 srcdir = @srcdir@