/usr/lib/erlang/lib/ssl-3.10.7/priv/bin/ssl_esock eats up upload bandwidth

Binary package hint: erlang

Erlang eats up my bandwith upload.

$ ifconfig
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:db:63:29:fc
          inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::200:dbff:fe63:29fc/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:9673 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:9987 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:6614800 (6.6 MB) TX bytes:7450460 (7.4 MB)
          Interrupt:21 Base address:0xac00

$ sudo nethogs eth1

See attached screenshot -- Erlang eats up 14KB/s (My maximum upload is 15-16KB/s)

$ sudo ps aux | grep erlang
forger 1999 1.9 1.8 159708 38636 ? Sl 20:33 0:07 /usr/lib/erlang/erts-5.7.4/bin/beam.smp -Bd -K true -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /home/forger -- -noshell -noinput -smp auto -sasl errlog_type error -pa /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-0.10.0/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/mochiweb-r97/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/ibrowse-1.5.2/ebin /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/erlang-oauth/ebin -eval application:load(ibrowse) -eval application:load(oauth) -eval application:load(crypto) -eval application:load(couch) -eval crypto:start() -eval ssl:start() -eval ibrowse:start() -eval couch_server:start([ "/etc/couchdb/default.ini", "/etc/xdg/desktop-couch/compulsory-auth.ini", "/home/forger/.config/desktop-couch/desktop-couchdb.ini"]), receive done -> done end. -pidfile /home/forger/.cache/desktop-couch/desktop-couchdb.pid -heart
forger 2077 0.0 0.1 19728 2936 ? Ss 20:33 0:00 /usr/lib/erlang/lib/ssl-3.10.7/priv/bin/ssl_esock
forger 2384 0.0 0.0 7616 904 pts/1 S+ 20:40 0:00 grep erlang

Killing the process id fixes it:
$ sudo kill 1999

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: erlang (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 7 20:41:45 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100329)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: erlang