|--==> "ot" == o t <o.t> writes:
  ot> I have Xemacs 21.4.3, Linux Mandrake 8.0 x86 and latest efs 1.25.
  ot> I choose a download site in "Tools->Packages->Add Download Site"
and
  ot> then I choose "Tools->Packages->List and Install"
  ot> Then I get the following messages in reverse order:
  ot> -------------------------------------
  ot> End of file or stream: #<killed buffer>
I've seen this also.  The answer for me was: 
        (setq efs-use-passive-mode nil)
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