sysctl gnome2

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On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:36:33 +0200
Roy Stuivenberg <roys1012 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Sometimes when I send a message with pidgin, or evolution, the
> application shuts down.
> Is there an option with sysctl, that would prevent this to happen?

sysctl is an interface to the kernel, it doesn't know anything about
third-party, high-level applications.

The behaviour you describe sounds more like a bug than a feature, but
if there is a way to turn it off it will be in the gnome or application
configuration.