[plug] can't telnet or ssh to spark

[Matt Kemner]

On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Mike Holland wrote:

> Thanks Matt. Actually it accepted the connection, then broke it.
> It would be nice if it send that message to me before hanging up.

You'd think so, yes.  This is the way libtcpwrap has always worked
though - accept the connection, and then drop it. Perhaps you ought to
send Wietse a patch? :)

> And now I can see why the code-red knocks have stopped - Optusnet has
> totally blocked port 80.

and 25 from what I can gather.

> They are only dial-up lines, but its a bit drastic isnt it?

It certainly is.  Their AUP specifically prohibits running local servers
though, so I guess there's not much you can do about it, other than vote
with your feet.

 - Matt