note 48657 added to function.pfsockopen

I would like to know , for what is good, that pfsockopen lets the connection opened after end of script , when after end of script there is no way to use this connection ?! ( meant that resource sharing inability ) ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.pfsockopen.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+48657 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48657&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48657&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48657&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48657&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48657&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48657&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+48657&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php