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diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/close.texi b/doc/posix-functions/close.texi
index ec961dca8..e9b44c55d 100644
--- a/doc/posix-functions/close.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/close.texi
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 @section @code{close}
 @findex close
 
-POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/close.html}
+POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/close.html}
 
-Gnulib module: ---
+Gnulib module: close
 
 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
+@item
+On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), @code{socket} and @code{accept}
+do not return file descriptors that can be closed by @code{close}.
+Instead, @code{closesocket} must be used.
 @end itemize
 
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
+@item
+On BeOS, @code{socket} and @code{accept} do not return file descriptors
+that can be closed by @code{close}.  Instead, @code{closesocket} must be
+used.
 @end itemize