Ok, I think I've got my solution then:

      unless(sysread($handle,$count,4) == 4 && $count =~ m/^\d{4}$/ &&
+ sysread($handle,$message,$count) == $count){
#         print "Error/Disconnect\n";
         return;
      }
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I've tested it and it seems to work. Thanks to everyone for the input.

My code doesn't have bugs, it just develops random features.

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