[PLUG] SSH to external site not responsive

[Rich Shepard]

I use ssh to move files among LAN hosts and, when I'm out of the office, to
connect to my mail server. Today I'm trying to use ssh to connect to my web
site's host and it's not working so I need a clue stick.

When I enter the command:
$ ssh ssh.phx.nearlyfreespeech.net

The cursor moves to the next line but there's no text visible. I kill the
process using C-c. NFS's ssh server address is as above and I don't
understand why I'm not asked to log in.

What am I missing?

Rich