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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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