From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Aug 5 08:00:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA27608 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 08:00:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freefall.pipeline.ch (intranet.pipeline.ch [195.134.128.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA27602 for ; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 08:00:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from andre@pipeline.ch) Received: from pipeline.ch ([195.134.128.41]) by freefall.pipeline.ch (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with ESMTP id AAA333; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:58:12 +0200 Message-ID: <35C87338.C5206E67@pipeline.ch> Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 16:59:04 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: chrw CC: "freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: pop3/tcp server failing (looping) References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org chrw wrote: > > Hello, > > Aug 5 14:10:15 bogpost inetd[111]: pop3/tcp server failing (looping), > service terminated > > - anyone know what might cause this? its an fbsd 2.2.6 running the > cucipop pop3 port. The pop3 daemon stops acceping clients afterwards. Yea, that is a 'feature' of inetd. If you have too many connects in a certain time it assumes the called program isn't working and shuts it up. A far better alternative is tcpserver from DJB: ftp://koobera.math.uic.edu/www/ucspi-tcp.html -- Andre Oppermann CEO / Geschaeftsfuehrer Internet Business Solutions Ltd. (AG) Hardstrasse 235, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland Fon +41 1 277 75 75 / Fax +41 1 277 75 77 http://www.pipeline.ch ibs@pipeline.ch To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message