diff -ur xchat2/src/common/server.c good_xchat2/src/common/server.c
--- xchat2/src/common/server.c	2005-10-28 06:57:01.000000000 -0400
+++ good_xchat2/src/common/server.c	2005-10-29 18:06:08.437500000 -0400
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@
 	}
 #endif
 	serv->childpid = pid;
-	serv->iotag = fe_input_add (serv->childread, FIA_READ, server_read_child,
+	serv->iotag = fe_input_add (serv->childread, FIA_READ|FIA_FD, server_read_child,
 										 serv);
 }