catch some errors

hbc

@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ except:
  require on Linux
 	python-filelock 
 	python-daemon vs 1.61 or >
+  run sudo easy_install-2.7 lockfile python-daemon
  on *bsd
 	py27-lockfile 
  	py27-daemon
- or run  sudo easy_install-2.7 lockfile python-daemon"""
+  run sudo pkg install -y py27-lockfile py27-daemon
+"""
 	sys.exit(1)
 
 import syslog
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ MAXRECV = 32767
 
 running = True
 dorestart = False
+warned1 = False
 
 class NullDevice:
     def write(self, s):
@@ -66,6 +69,8 @@ class Conn:
    	         self.sock.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET,socket.SO_REUSEADDR) | 1)
 
 	def sendto(self, msg, ID = 'HTB'):		# default ID is HearTBeat
+		global warned1
+
 		msg['name'] = iam
 		msg['id'] = self.conId
 		msg['ver'] = VER
@@ -73,7 +78,12 @@ class Conn:
 		m = dicttos(ID, msg)
 		mz = zlib.compress(m,9)
 		if verbose: print "conn.send('%s', (%s:%s) %s>%s)" % (msg, self.addr, self.port, len(m), len(mz))
+		try:
 			self.sock.sendto(m, (self.addr, self.port))
+		except socket.error as e:
+			if not warned1: print "socket error: %s %s:%s" % (e, self.addr, self.port)
+			warned1 = True
+			return
 		self.send += 1
 		self.lastsend = time.time()
 
@@ -468,7 +478,7 @@ if fdaemon:
 		working_directory='/tmp',
 		umask=0o002,
 		pidfile=pidfile,
-		initgroups=False,
+#		initgroups=False,
 		)
 
 	context.signal_map = {