--- deliantra/server/ext/tcp.ext	2007/11/24 05:57:09	1.9
+++ deliantra/server/ext/tcp.ext	2008/05/05 09:03:46	1.11
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 
    warn "new connection from $host\n";
 
+   # HACK to avoid blocking on common files on log-in.
+   # remove once async
+   cf::async {#d#
+   warn "HACK ext/tcp.ext: $cf::CONFDIR/$_\n" and Coro::AIO::aio_load "$cf::CONFDIR/$_", my $dummy for qw(rules news motd);#d#
+   warn "HACK ext/tcp.ext: $cf::LOCALDIR/crossfiremail\n" and Coro::AIO::aio_load "$cf::LOCALDIR/crossfiremail", my $dummy;#d#
    cf::client::create $fd, $host;
+   undef $fh;#d#
+   };#d#d
 };