what does this error message mean?

[Greg A. Woods]

In article <1991Jan10.190614.1232 at vort.uucp> mike at vort.uucp (Mike Nemeth) writes:
> hardware: IPC 386, USR Courier v.32 modem
> software: ISC 3.2.2
> problem: uucico failing on large file transfer.
> news calgary  (1/10-4:17:01,11577,1) IN SEND/SLAVE MODE (INPUT FAILURE)
> news calgary  (1/10-4:17:01,11577,1) FAILED (conversation complete)

It means the other end dropped the line on you, probably because the
job you sent was too big for their ULIMIT.
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