Subject: Problem with Virtual Code!

From: Jeremie Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 12:54:49 -0600

I just installed the beta 9, configured the ftpaccess, and something strange happens.

It first appeared when I pointed Netscape 2.0 at the virtual anon ftp site, and got...
"Network Error...Connection Reset By Peer"

I turned on the debugging and saw this in the ftp.log...

Apr  4 12:56:38 rooftop ftpd[14444]: VirtualFTP Connect to: 205.254.160.55
Apr  4 12:56:38 rooftop ftpd[14444]: <--- 220
Apr  4 12:56:38 rooftop ftpd[14444]: rooftop.mwci.net FTP server (Version 
wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-9](2) Wed Mar
 20 15:48:01 CST 1996) ready.
Apr  4 12:56:39 rooftop ftpd[14444]: command: USER anonymous^M
Apr  4 12:56:39 rooftop ftpd[14444]: <--- 331
Apr  4 12:56:39 rooftop ftpd[14444]: Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as 
password.
Apr  4 12:56:39 rooftop ftpd[14444]: command: PASS mozilla@^M
Apr  4 12:56:39 rooftop ftpd[14444]: -i 1,-o 1,xferlog /var/log/xferlog: 8
Apr  4 12:56:39 rooftop ftpd[14444]: exiting on signal 11

Which I thought to be strange.  After using ftp on our other BSDI Box, and getting...

subcellar:~ :)ftp ftp.jeremie.com
Connected to ftp.jeremie.com.
220 rooftop.mwci.net FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-9](2) Wed Mar 20 15:48:01 CST 
1996) ready.
Name (ftp.jeremie.com:jmiller): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
Password:
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
ftp: Login failed.
ftp: No control connection for command: Undefined error: 0
ftp>

I knew something was way wrong.  If I connect using rooftop.mwci.net(the non-virtual anon 
ftp site) it works, but not for the virtual ones.

Now this next fact you will find _very_ interesting, when I use the login: anonymous, and a 
password which is LONGER than 11 characters, it works GREAT!!!  but any password that is 11 
characters or less, it just dies.

I also tried the beta 10 with no avail.  If anyone can help, please do.  I will look at the 
code myself, but I really don't think this is something that will jump out at me.

Thanks!

Jeremie Miller
[email-masked]