Re: PROBLEM: 2.6.8 breaks pop3, telnet

[Gabor MICSKO]

Hi!

Maybe you need set 

net.ipv4.tcp_default_win_scale 

sysctl value to 0.

sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_default_win_scale=0

looks like a broken firewall which mangling the TCP window scale option

More details here:
http://lwn.net/Articles/91976/

(TCP window scaling and broken routers)


2004-07-23, p keltezéssel 13:38-kor Gerard H. Pille ezt írta:
> 1.
> 2.6.8 breaks pop3, telnet
> 
> 2.
> hallo,
> 
> on a number of systems that I upgraded from 2.6.6 and 2.6.7 to 2.6.8, mozilla
> can no longer access my pop3 mail account, neither can I when using telnet:
> 
> telnet pop3.skynet.be 110
> Trying 195.238.3.116...
> Connected to pop3pool1.skynet.be.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> +OK Skynet POP3 Ready pop3pool1.skynet.be
> user XXXXXX
> +OK USER XXXXXX set
> pass YYYYYY
> +OK You are so in
> UIDL
> +OK uidl command accepted.

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