On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:23:19 -0400 (EDT), Sylvain Robitaille wrote
> On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Phil Kemp wrote:
> 
> > Now for some reason that I cannot determine, the pop session abnormally
> > terminates at the point where the messages are being retrieved. Telnet
> > sessions to port 110 show that the login process succeeds, the LIST
> > command shows the messages.
> >
> > Once I issue the RETR command the connection drops.
> 
> This is when issuing RETR during a telnet session to the POP server?

Yes..

> Does it happen regardless of the message you're asking to RETR, or only
> with one (or more) specific message(s)? 

Any message

> Are you able to verify that 
> the mail spool isn't corrupted somehow?

Yes the spool is fine. openmail, elm, mutt, and mail all read it fine.

> 
> I'll be interested in seeing what more you find about this.  I've 
> seen what I think is similar behaviour as you describe, but from 
> what I'm able to see it has always looked to me as though the 
> *client* is dropping the connection ...

See the attached file for the debug log output...

Any guidance is most appreciated...
Cheers
PK

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> Sylvain Robitaille                              [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Systems analyst                                   Concordia 
> University Instructional & Information Technology        Montreal, 
> Quebec, Canada
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Phil Kemp
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Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: non-server mode; copying any new msgs 
back fromtemp drop (4) to spool (5) [pop_updt.c:823]
Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: touchlock() called [pop_updt.c:831] for 
/var/mail/kemp.lock [maillock.c:612]
Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: truncated temp drop (4) [pop_updt.c:865]
Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: Unlinked [pop_updt.c:866] temp drop 
(/var/mail/.kemp.pop) [pop_updt.c:145]
Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: mailunlock() called [pop_updt.c:868] for 
/var/mail/kemp.lock [maillock.c:579]
Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: +OK Pop server at nakiska.pkemp.com 
signing off. [popper.c:360]
Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: I/O error flushing output to client kemp 
at 63.200.73.211 [63.200.73.211]: Operation not permitted (1) [pop_send.c:689]
Apr 18 10:45:02 nakiska popper[24011]: (v4.0.5) Ending request from "kemp" at 
(63.200.73.211) 63.200.73.211 [popper.c:377]

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