Unfortunately I did close it properly.
Interestingly, if, after it has gone wrong, I change the time-out period, then it works, but each time I change it back to the original value it fails again.
Thanks for that.
Although re-applying the original time-out value didn't work, changing the value did the trick.
It would be nice if programs that tinker with these things would leave them in the state in which they were found.
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