OT- trouble connecting to elsie-

[Dave Cantor]

On 5 Feb 2006 at 22:59, Paul Eggert wrote:

> >     Date:        Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:51:19 -0500
> >     From:        "Dave Cantor" <Dave at Cantor.mv.com>
> >     Message-ID:  <43E32797.7719.2F8A382 at Dave.Cantor.mv.com>

> >   | I have not been able to connect to elsie.nci.nih.gov via ftp, or, 
> >   | rather, whenever I connect, the remote host disconnects.  Is 
> >   | anyone else having this trouble?

> In the past this has happened when people attempt to connect to elsie
> from blacklisted IP addresses.  I don't know who's in charge of the
> blacklist, unfortunately.  It could be something as simple as the
> reverse-DNS entry for your IP address; is it set up properly?

As far as I can tell, the reverse-DNS entry is correct:
host174-106.defiant.tvcconnect.net, IP address 216.255.174.106,

Maybe it's blacklisted for some reason.

Thanks,
Dave C.