THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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Note the number 783, which is the port we try to connect on (as a string). The characters 1 and 6 might be the Type and Proto values above. Conclusion: Brain... err... Memfart
Cure
An upgrade to Perl 5.8.4 helped in the case mentioned. Recompiling Perl might have helped, too.
(MalteStretz)