["Hermann 'mrq1' Gausterer" <mrq1@xxxxxxx>]

> I see a Windows 2K window of some sort; is the machine displaying those
> windows running Linux or Windows?

linux, as discribred in my sig *g*
its vmware with win2000 :-o, you can see the window-bars on the side
 
> What happens if you run
> 
>         xfd -fn 6x13

does display cleartext

> Does it display normal-looking text, or junk of the sort you're seeing
> in Ethereal?

i have changed the font to Lucida Typewriter, now
it looks like 0.8.11 and i am happy

thank you  guy !

mfg mrq1
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