Tyler Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A couple weeks ago I had a problem while using slrn, with an error > wriitng to file after I tried to exit. The input/output error messages > I got suggested a hard drive problem, but that came to nothing. The > whole thing was discussed in another thread here. > > A few days ago I tried to start slrn with a different news-server (one > which I hadn't yet created a .jnewsrc file for, my mistake). This > immediately froze the whole system - no cursor movement, no keyboard > shortcuts, no access to a text terminal with C-A-F1. I had to power > off to get control back. Unfortunately, I've been working round the > clock in the lab, and didn't have time to immediatley sniff around for > clues or call for help. > > I properly created the .jnewsrc file, and I haven't had a problem > since. However, I'm concerned that I've now had two system-wide > crashes while using slrn. I didn't think this sort of thing was > possible with Linux. Is it possible for a bug in slrn to crash my > whole system? If not, any clues for chasing down the source of these
Not with as little you've told us, sorry. I've been using slrn since the mid-'90s, and never saw anything like this. This is very non-*nix behaviour. What is your network connection based on; perhaps a Winmodem? Do you use Firefox? What else can you tell us? Hardware, Debian release, ... -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. Spammers! http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling/emails.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
