--- telnetd/telnetd.c	2005-01-19 14:37:25.000000000 +0000

+++ telnetd/telnetd.c.new	2005-01-19 14:48:12.000000000 +0000

@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@

     int on = 1;

     char *HE;

     const char *IM;

+    int pty_read_ok = 0; /* track whether the pty read has worked yet */

     /*

      * Initialize the slc mapping table.

@@ -1016,12 +1017,13 @@

 	     * off the master side before the slave side is

 	     * opened, we get EIO.

 	     */

-	    if (pcc < 0 && (errno == EWOULDBLOCK || errno == EIO)) {

+	    if (pcc < 0 && (errno == EWOULDBLOCK || (errno == EIO && pty_read_ok == 0))) {

 		pcc = 0;

 	    } 

 	    else {

 		if (pcc <= 0)

 		    break;

+		pty_read_ok = 1;	/* mark connection up for read */

 #ifdef	LINEMODE

 				/*

 				 * If ioctl from pty, pass it through net