Well, it seems to be taken care of now. Some rogue message from ....co.kr (spam) that everytime I tried to get, no matter what client I used, it would cause my connection to drop. had isp remove all messages in it and all seems good now.
Thanks, On Monday 04 February 2002 11:44, you were heard blurting out: > Already thought about that, and gave it a go again. same problem no matter > whats running. > > I feel it is some rogue piece of mail of some sorts, but cant figure out > how it could cause my linux box to do something such as disconnect. > > Im haveing the isp check it and delete approximate messages. around the 135 > mark of dls.. > > On Monday 04 February 2002 08:18, you were heard blurting out: > > On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 00:06, Bill Day wrote: > > > downloads. Gets approximately 3/4 way through the dl of mail (135 of > > > 195 > > > > [snip] > > > > absolutely unqualified here, but this is typical of an isp who has set > > the keep-alive wrong. I'ts not retriggering on icmp requests to port 110, > > just ignoring them. > > > > try activating a program like licq. If the line disconnects after (say) > > 10 mins of just licq. it's an isp issue. If not, keep licq running and > > read your mail, if it doesn't drop out, it's *definitely* an isp issue. -- Bill Day ( a.k.a. BadMan ) 188133 http://counter.li.org #linux-users irc.openprojects.net:6667 Our crystal tears now fall upon the ashes, but from the dust shall grow a spirit, to be in compassion for those who are lost, and one in determination to break those who dare test our resolve to be free... 9/11/01 http://www.daysdomain.com/tribute.html 11:30am up 187 days, 2:24, 12 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
