Hi Alan.  Two things.  First of all, here is the analysis of the bad
packet.  Secondly, please send me a new session password (in netmail), I
stuffed up by posting a hexdump of your bad packet.

BTW, what software did you use to generate that packet?  BFN.  Paul.

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On 1997-01-19 03:03, John Souvestre of 1:396/1 wrote:

JS> Hello Paul.

PE> Ok, I'm stumped.  GMD says...

PE> + 23:09:55  0014C7B1.PKT (ID=0C, 222b) from 3:711/934 to 3:711/934
PE> + 23:09:55  Packet is grunged at offset 58 (0x3A).

JS> The problem in the 1st message's header.  The "cost" field
(offset 46 hex) 
JS> contains a non-ASCII character.  INSPECT finds the same problem.

JS> There is a second problem.  The packet contains junk at offset CB hex, just 
JS> after the end of the 1st message.  This should be either a 2nd message or 
JS> packet termination.  It is neither.

JS> The program which generated that packet is faulty.

PE> Only the password has been censored.

JS> Not in the hex dump.  I guess that you better change passwords.  :-)

JS> John
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