[e-users] Re: Cannot start new e|xterms for a period of about 5 min

[Mark K. <ma...@pa...>]

Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> If I start an Eterm that attempts to ssh to an non existent host (e.g)
> 
> $ Eterm -e ssh user@nosuchhost

This description is not quite correct. Host must
i) exist
ii) be down or disconnected, so the Eterm (actually ssh I guess) hangs 
awaiting a response.