Matthias Apitz <guru@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Below is the exchange. The visible strings are: 'sisis' (the PG user), > 'sisis123' (its password in PG, a dummy password used for testing) and > 'srap32dxr1' the hostname. The server is terminating the connection with > a F-pkg: [ squint... ] That looks nothing like a Postgres-protocol exchange to me. If it weren't for the runs of zeroes, I'd wonder if the connection had SSL encryption turned on. Perhaps you captured the wrong session? regards, tom lane