Fix for BUG#7965 "Slave_IO_State Stuck at 'Checking Master Version'":
Working around hang of master < 3.23.50 on SELECT @@unknown_var
(to enable 3.23.49->4.1.10 replication)
sql/slave.cc:
Working around hang of master < 3.23.50 on SELECT @@unknown_var
(to enable 3.23.49->4.1.10 replication)