>>However, I can telnet in from a win95 computer through the internet
(not
>>though the lan as thees machines are) and if I telnet to another unix
box
>>(my isp) from win95, and then to linux, it works.

routeing problem or fragmented / damaged local packets ?

Have you changed your 95 machines MTU?

Joe.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Frost [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 29 May 1998 04:28
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      mail and telnet died
> 
> All of a suden, getting mail (w/ ms outlook) and telneting from a
> win95
> computer to my linux box stopped. When telneting, I get this in my log
> file:
> 
> pooh telnetd[29414]: ttloop:  peer died: Invalid or incomplete
> multibyte
> or wide character 
> 
> When checking mail, it sits there forever, trying to get mail, and
> erases
> the spool file.
> 
> However, I can telnet in from a win95 computer through the internet
> (not
> though the lan as thees machines are) and if I telnet to another unix
> box
> (my isp) from win95, and then to linux, it works.
> 
> Today I installed qmail, and other than that I haven't even rebooted,
> so I
> suspect it lies within qmail or maybe inetd (?). Any ideas to what the
> cause might be? Anything??
> 
> Chris
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