minor fix to keep initial handshake open

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://portal-auth.nersc.gov/project/projectdirs/visit/svn/visit/branches/2.8RC/src@25137 18c085ea-50e0-402c-830e-de6fd14e8384
Merge branch 'master' of github.com:HarinarayanKrishnan/VisIt28RC_Trunk