diff --git a/uselect.c b/uselect.c
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+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "uselect.h"
+
+/* for logging */
+#include "sics.h"
+#include "commandlog.h"
+
+/* an uninterruptable version of select. M.Z. Oct 2008 */
+
+static int cnt;
+
+int uselect(int nfds,
+  fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds,
+  struct timeval *timeout) {
+
+  sigset_t sigmask;
+  struct timespec tmo;
+  int result;
+  char buffer[80];
+  
+  sigfillset(&sigmask);
+  tmo.tv_sec = timeout->tv_sec;
+  tmo.tv_nsec = timeout->tv_usec * 1000;
+  result = pselect(nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, &tmo, &sigmask);
+  if (result < 0 && errno == EINTR) {
+    WriteToCommandLog("SYS>","pselect was interrupted!");
+  }
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/uselect.h b/uselect.h
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+#include <sys/select.h>
+
+/* an uninterruptable version of select. M.Z. Oct 2008 */
+
+int uselect(int nfds,
+  fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds,
+  struct timeval *timeout);