[PLUG] "Phantom" telnet processes (?)

[T]

On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 10:00, Galen Seitz wrote:
> > 
> >   This company is using a terminal program on Windows 98/2000
> > workstations that access this server in order to run a proprietary,
> > Pick-based in-house application.  When the user initiates a disconnect,
> > even if we go so far as to reboot the workstation, the telnet process
> > that they initiated appears to not be released.  Eventually (after about
> > 6 days or so), they run out of available telnet connections, so they've
> > been re-booting the server at night.  Now for the "stunner": This isn't
> > Linux, it's an AIX 4.3 system!
> > 
> >   I am just starting this job, so I don't know a lot of the history
> > involved here, although I have worked (a little bit) with AIX 4 before.
> > I know that almost everyone on this list is a lot more familiar with
> > Linux/BSD, but can anyone perhaps offer up some tips or pointers of
> > possible "likely culprits"?
> > 
> 
> What terminal program is being used?  I would try logging in using
> Tera Term, as well as putty, and see if you get the same results.
> 
> galen
> 
> http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
> 

The terminal program is Accuterm, but I'll definitely try both of these
others out to see if that makes any difference.  And thanks for the
links!

T.