Re: remote cvs connection analasys (debug)

[Larry Jones]

Harry Putnam writes:
> 
> Here I get a connection:
> Trying 195.204.10.66...
> Connected to cvs.gnus.org.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 
> Connection closed by foreign host.

That indicates that the CVS server is never getting started.  Usually
that indicates an error in /etc/inetd.conf but...

> I do know that
> quite a few people are connecting and checking out a copy of
> gnus. What I don't know is exactly how they are connecting.  On user
> told me he just goes to his working copy gnus and says `cvs update'.

That implies that the server has some kind of access control (perhaps
tcpd?) that is denying you access.  You can find out how people are
connecting by asking them to tell you what's in CVS/Root in their
working directories.

-Larry Jones

Whatever it is, it's driving me crazy! -- Calvin