In this case it was to stop pike-level threads from running amok, I believe. In that case just forcing an exception on a thread might work very well, even if it's pike-level and could have other solutions.
/ Mirar
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2004-08-11 16:31: Subject: Re: killing threads
Exactly, and that is probably the most common use, since otherwise you could do with a Pike-level implementation.
/ Henrik Grubbström (Lysator)