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Neal Becker <ndbecker2@gmail.com> writes:

> emacs-23.2.1 fedora 13 x86_64
>
> I start emacs --daemon on a remote
>
> If I connect with emacsclient -c , and then cleanly disconnect, (e.g., C-x 
> C-c), I can subsequently re-connect with emacsclient -c.
>
> But if the connection is rudely dropped, then when I attempt to re-connect
> I get a blank window.

This is a bug in Gtk+.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85715.  (emacs/etc/PROBLEMS
has a note about this too).
If you intend to use the daemon mode, it's better to compile emacs
using the lucid toolkit.
It doesn't look like the Gtk+ bug will ever be fixed so...