[slime-devel] connection to lisp is dropped

Hi, I am having a problem with slime losing connection to lisp. I've tried the solution from http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/slime-devel but to no avail. I am getting this cryptic message in the *inferior-lisp* buffer, usually within a few seconds of starting slime: ;; Swank started at port: 43929. 43929 * ;; swank:close-connection: Reader error at 52 on #<String-Input * Stream>: too many dots I am using Emacs 22.2.1 in Debian Lenny and Slime 3.0-alpha with CMUCL and CLISP. Leo -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.