Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 12:03:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher Taylor <freebsd@trogon.kiwi.net> To: Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@revelstone.jvm.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hung (?) ftp processes Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961003120157.7544B-100000@trogon.kiwi.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961003101747.6100A-100000@revelstone.jvm.com>
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On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Cliff Addy wrote: > We have a continuing problem using wu-ftpd. Logins (anonymous and not) > tend to leave active logins long after the connection is over. We're > talking hours later. Of course, this eventually maxes out the number of > connections and noone can get in. > > First of all, any clue why this happens? Second, I don't care if there > was a way I could kill ftp logins idle over, lets say, 10 minutes. Using > the -t and -T options has not affected this problem. I can kill an idle > telnet, I just don't know how to kill (or even find) these ftp logins. > They don't appear as processes, just connections in netstat. Yes, we have been experiencing the same problem you have. We are running WU-FTPD 2.4.2[ACADEM-11]. It seems to only occur, when the person loses carrier while online to ftp. I am not positive, because I have not extensively tested my theory.
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