From: Wolfgang Schorer <sofdec@...>
Date: 2001-08-05T06:54:21+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19150] Re: telnet.rb ECONNRESET

You should be able to catch this by an exception.

Begin
	pop
	.
	.
rescue
	catch the reset here
end


> I am trying to write a script that checks if a pop password is 
correct or not. 
> The problem is the server closes the connection when it is incorrect and ruby
> just dies with the message:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> /usr/lib/ruby/1.6/net/telnet.rb:474:in `sysread': Connection reset by peer 
> (Errno::ECONNRESET)'
> 	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.6/net/telnet.rb:474:in `waitfor'
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> my current code:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> pop = Net::Telnet::new({"Host" => pop_server,
>                           "Port" => pop_port,
>                           "Telnetmode" => true,
> 			  "Timeout" => 30,
> 			  "Output_log" => "output_log",
> 			  "Prompt" => /^\+OK/n})
> pop.cmd("user " + pop_username){|c| print c}
> pop.cmd("pass " + pop_password){|c| print c}
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> and now I need some kind of check if it the server closes the
> connection/returns "+ERR" or return "+OK". Anyone got an idea ?    
> 
> 
> -- 
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> 


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