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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 09:08:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
To: "Jonathan A. Zdziarski" <jonz@netrail.net>
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Subject: Re: De-Wedged Logins
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On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, Jonathan A. Zdziarski wrote:

> I've noticed that if I'm telnetting into our company's box, and get
> disconnected or something, the processes never realize that they're
> dewedged, and never die.  Is anyone experiencing the same problems?  Is
> there a patch for it?

  This doesn't belong on ports.

  What version?

  I've never seen this.  TCP keepalive should be set on all telnet
sessions.  After 10 to 15 minutes, the server should shut it down.
Unless, of course that you put processes into the background.

> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jonathan A. Zdziarski                                NetRail Incorporated
> Server Engineering Manager                    230 Peachtree St. Suite 500
> jonz@netrail.net                                        Atlanta, GA 30303
> http://www.netrail.net                                    (888) - NETRAIL
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> 

Tom