Heeeeelp! Getmany Failed? Multi-server fatal crashing!

[HappyUser]

There are no game files to offer. I have systematically renamed each and every directory, and file in the installed root directory, and inspected the log file, to see where the error is occuring. ie: I am not loading any saved game, and the error is thrown before the main menu is even fully loaded.

I passed the dom3 process through PE Editor, and it seems to be throwing a malloc error at exactley 20,000kb each and every time.

This occurs on two seperate machines running vista32 and xp32.

[Gandalf Parker]

Recording here for posterity:

Problem:
runaway process, logs full, hard drive full
some dominions games will not restart
Något gick fel!
getmany failed

Answer:
Move last 2h file from game directory and try again.

LongerAnswer:
It turns out that during the problem someone did a turn. The last 2h received was a zero byte file. Removing it fixed the problem. It might also be worth trying anytime the game wont restart. Move the last 2h you received and try it then.

Tip:
Its also always a good idea to use the wonderful --preexec switch to run some routine (script or bat file) for zippng the files just before each hosting to provide backups you can restore from. Using the --postexec to do another save immediately after each hosting might not be a bad idea either.

yes I know that this seems head-slappingly obvious NOW but it caused me a sleepless night until I figured it out so I dont care if it makes me look bad to post this. It might help someone else later