Linux-Hams archive - January 1997: Problem with smail

Problem with smail

lcw.icqmzrp@barbourville.com
Wed, 1 Jan 1997 18:21:02 +1100 (EST)


G'day All,
There is a problem with smail interacting with Linux versions after 2.1.3.

What happens is that smail opens a connection to a remote host and then
during the negotiation stage goes into a tailspin.

Linux keeps sending a TCP ACK packet continuously. The only difference with
the packet is the IP id number.

I've found this problem in 2.1.14. I cannot test 2.1.15, 2.1.17 and 2.1.19
due to the ARP problems.

Smail is version 3.2 from the debian distribution 3.2.3 4 Jul 1996.

- Craig vk2xlz

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