It's happening right now.  I can't connect to either port (observer or
player).  The output is (from brmh 2.4):

Got connection.
1) Got read() of -1. Server dead
1) read(): Connection reset by peer
Augh!  Ghostbusted!

The time is:
Mon Mar 11 00:32:03 EST 2002

It was occuring for the previous 5 minutes as well.  My ip was
209.244.187.230 or nas66.Boston1.Level3.net.

Output from continuum.real-time.com 3521:

Trying 208.20.202.42...
Connected to sage.real-time.com.
Escape character is '^]'.

*** Connected to MetaServerII v1.0.3 on port 3521 ***
Date in Earth is Sun Mar 10 23:27:35 2002 (data spans 129 days)
E-mail administrative requests to vanilla-metaserver at us.netrek.org.

Retry periods (in minutes):  down:30 empty:15 open:5 queue:10

Other interesting MetaServerII ports:  3522 1080 

                                                 Mins  
Server Host                             Port     Ago  Status            Flags
--------------------------------------- -------- ---- ----------------- -------
-h paradise-lost.kulua.org              -p 2592   12  * No connection   T     P
-h hp06.ee.ualberta.ca                  -p 2592   12  * Timed out        D    P
-h tanya.ucsd.edu                       -p 2592   12  * No connection         P
-h kirk.hal-pc.org                      -p 2592   14  * Timed out        DR   B
-h europa.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de   -p 2592   12  * No connection    D    P
-h se.netrek.org                        -p 2592   12  * No connection    DR   B
-h soda.csua.berkeley.edu               -p 2592   12  * Garbaged read    DR   B
-h spamburger.openface.ca               -p 2592   12  * No connection    DR   B
-h hockey.psychosis.net                 -p 2592    0  Nobody playing          H
-h puck.psychosis.net                   -p 2592    1  Nobody playing          H
-h netrek.unh.edu                       -p 2592   16  Nobody playing    T R   B
-h paradise.games.uk.demon.net          -p 2592   16  Nobody playing    T     P
-h pickled.psychosis.net                -p 2592    3  Nobody playing      R   B
-h continuum.us.netrek.org              -p 2592    1  Wait queue: 2     T R   B
Connected to metaserver.netrek.org.
Escape character is '^]'.

*** Connected to MetaServerII v1.0.3 on port 3522 ***
Date in Pasadena, CA is Sun Mar 10 21:29:21 2002
E-mail administrative requests to unbelver at us.netrek.org.
Up continuously for 96 days (data spans 162 days).
Retry periods (in minutes):  down:30 empty:15 open:5 queue:10

Other interesting MetaServerII ports:
        3520 - Original METASERVER format
        3521 - New and improved format
        1080 - Web browser HTML format
        3523 - News & information
        3525 - MetaServerII config file
        3530 - RSA key list

Server: continuum.us.netrek.org [B], port 2592 (quozl at netrek.org)
Last checked at 21:29:05 (0 minutes ago).

There is a wait queue with 1 person on it.

(player list from port 2591; may not be 100% accurate)
  Type Rank       Name              Login
F0 BB  Ensign     OggDaddy          Mike@#e.mediaone.net
F2 DD  Rear Adm.  U.M.D             ROLAND@#pacific.net.hk
F3 DD  Ensign     guest             dodger@#4.metronet.com
F5 CA  Captain    Epitome_of_MFT    netrek@#.cable.rcn.com
Fa CA  Lieutenan  Ex_Celsior        .@#starhub.com.sg
Fd CA  Lieutenan  guest             ssmith@#6.sympatico.ca
Ff DD  Ensign     Wolfsnot          Bozo@#dsl.uswest.net
Fh CA  Ensign     guest             netrek@#ient.attbi.com
Fj CA  Ensign     guest             nihals@#washington.edu
R1 CA  Lieutenan  Scully's_Baby     superman@#ient.attbi.com
R4 CA  Lieutenan  guest             Ken_Jordan@#.bellsouth.net
R6 SC  Ensign     ToRapeIsGlory     default@#pacific.net.sg
R7 CA  Ensign     guest             Bendy@#.cable.rcn.com
R8 CA  Commodore  Northern          guest@#21.pacbell.net
Rb CA  Lt. Cmdr.  guest             guest@#-097.nc.rr.com
Rc SB  Rear Adm.  RPI_SUCKS!        ckim1@#238.nyc.rr.com
Re CA  Commodore  WhiteDog          Chad@#ient.attbi.com
Rg SB  Ensign     guest             Bozo@#mindspring.com
Ri CA  Ensign     loo__             tom@#21.pacbell.net

Output from continuum.real-time.com 2591:

Trying 208.20.202.42...
Connected to sage.real-time.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.
Mon Mar 11 00:32:03 EST 2002


-Jeff