Subject: Re: mput's dying, leaving users logged in, ftpwho says 'STOR xxx'

From: Yanming PENG <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 96 17:40:07 METDST

> > We're having some very difficult problems to duplicate on one of our ftp
> > servers.. it's running 2.4.2-beta-11..
> > 
> I have different, but similar problem on Linux 1.2.x with all wu-ftp
> version I have tested.
> 
> The problem is if you mput many files, the ftpd will generate a SEGV
> and die. It is repeatable on Linux. The server will die on the 58th
> upload. 

To be more precise, anonymouse/guest users will be disconnect at the
58th upload. The server is died of segment fault. However, this does
not happen to real users.

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From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 21:43:23 -0700 (PDT)

> not happen to real users.

we're seeing uploads lock up with real users.. suspect issues related to
packet loss, as it only happens from very far away destinations..