What does this error mean?

Hello, I was setting up a test server at the company I work for, and upon startup with no plugins, fresh bukkit install- I got this error? I got it fixed after I deleted the directory but I still like to know what it means.

Thanks!

Code:

10.12 22:11:22 [Server] SEVERE at net.minecraft.server.NetworkReaderThread.run(SourceFile:76)
10.12 22:11:22 [Server] SEVERE at net.minecraft.server.NetworkManager.c(NetworkManager.java:268)
10.12 22:11:22 [Server] SEVERE at net.minecraft.server.NetworkManager.h(NetworkManager.java:149)
10.12 22:11:22 [Server] SEVERE at net.minecraft.server.Packet.a(Packet.java:83)
10.12 22:11:22 [Server] SEVERE at net.minecraft.server.Packet2Handshake.a(SourceFile:21)
10.12 22:11:22 [Server] SEVERE at net.minecraft.server.Packet.a(Packet.java:130)
10.12 22:11:22 [Server] SEVERE java.io.IOException: Received string length longer than maximum allowed (12544 > 64)
10.12 22:10:55 [Server] Startup Done (21.419s)! For help, type "help" or "?"

 

ive saw that error before, but it was a long while ago, odd.
google returns a ton of results about "Received string length longer than maximum allowed" on minecraft, though.

 

The issue is usually from, that people try to use a different version of the client to try to connect to the server. Make sure they are using the same versions.

Example: Have a client using the snapshot try to connect to a 1.4.2 server. You get the same error, just the length of the strings are different.

Or/and, The map might be corrupted or this indicates that your name is too long.

 

Hm okay thanks Adriani6 !