Same here, cleerusher. Seems the file isn't available anymore. If the original author can reupload somewhere, or if someone else who already...
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Server.properties#Minecraft_server_properties
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Server.properties#Minecraft_server_properties hint: read MOTD notes
Read the notes about the MOTD property (must be less than 59 chars in length). This solved it for me....
This may seem like a strange question, but what is your MOTD? I had this problem and fixed it but making the motd less than 59 characters:...
Separate names with a comma.