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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: Re: PTTYs and Kermit
Date: 8 Jan 1998 17:34:42 GMT
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In article <693232$1fca$1@newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>,
Morgan Johnson <GXXE75A@prodigy.com> wrote:
: Situation: I am using Kermit (6+) to control unattended data transfers
: from several sites to a central location. Some connections are made over
: a network, and some require dialup, and kermit presents a consistent
: interface. Where the connection is over the network, the remote system
: assigns a ptty to handle the Kermit session. The pttys are not being
: released for re-use, requiring that every so often the remote sites musts
: reboot; then the pttys become available again.
:
Is Kermit exiting normally or is it being killed from outside? Or suspended?
Does the caller hang up without logging off or exiting from Kermit? etc etc.
This problem almost certainly has nothing to do with Kermit, since Kermit is
completely unaware of the pty.
For the record, which SCO operating system and version are you using?
: I've done the usual checking - there are plenty of pttys available,
: streams resources seem adequate, there are no processes hanging. When I
: try to simulate the situation during the day, I cannot cause the problem.
: That is, however I try to break the connection, etc., each time I telnet
: in, or get in thru Kermit, the remote system assigns the same ptty, as it
: should. It is NOT ttyp0, however. The system I am studying was rebooted
: at the end of 1/6. There have been six connections using kermit since
: then, and ttyp0-5 are no longer usable.
:
Not from me, but I am adding comp.protocols.kermit.misc to this reply to
broaden the scope of the discussion a bit.
- Frank