Java process on Mac OSX does not release socket

Question

I am experiencing an odd problem every now and then (too often actually).

I am running a server application, which is binding a socket for itself.

But once in a

Answer 1

So it seems that the problem lies in the implementation of Selector in the Mac version of JDK 6. Installing the new Oracle JDK 7u4 fixes the issue, independent of how the Selector is used.