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#! rnews 1402 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.sprintlink.net!newsboy.utelfla.com!onyx.xtalwind.net!onyx.xtalwind.net!not-for-mail From: davism@onyx.xtalwind.net (mark davis) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: stranded popper sessions (help please) Date: 7 Sep 1995 15:49:52 -0400 Organization: Crystal Wind Communications, Inc. Lines: 19 Message-ID: <42nid0$o7e@onyx.xtalwind.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: onyx.xtalwind.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi folks... We're running BSD/OS 2.0 here patched current, and are having some problems with stranded pop mail sessions. Basically this is happening with users that are using Internet-in-a-Box or Chameleon's internet starter kit for windows.., and also have dirty phone lines... From their end, they are not able to complete the transfer, and are not able to start another session (because of the stranded session on our end). On our end, popper shows up in a ps -ax listing and can be killed off and all is well, though usually there is a .user.pop left with contents still in it... Is there a way/utility/etc that I can cron job to lookfor these stranded sessions, kill them off, and then merge the .user.pop file back into the user's mailbox??? Any help would be greatly appreciated... Mark Crystal Wind