On Sat, 31 Aug 1996 18:36:32 -0500
"Ingrid H. Shafer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>I am a member (not a listowner) of the Hegel list and just
>received seven messages such as these. While the message id's are
>not identical, the message actually appended to the error messages is.
>Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
 
The "underlying-problem" is that the list of valid BITNET nodes changes
monthly, in order to reflect additions/deletions.
 
So, as of the update for 'VERS9608' (August 1996),
several subscribers to the HEGEL list have IDs
which point to former(!) BITNET sites, e.g., 'CWRU' has disconnected.
 
One of the "privileges" of list-ownership is the ability to remove "invalid"
IDs from the mailing-list.  This privilege needs to be exercised.
 
>I realize this is not a listserv list, but it seems to me that these
>messages might be symptoms of some underlying problem that could
>affect the internet community.  Or maybe it just means they ought
>to switch to LISTSERV :-).
 
If "auto-delete" was enabled, LISTSERV would have deleted the now-invalid IDs.
 
>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 18:39:10 -0400
>Errors-To: [log in to unmask]
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>Originator: [log in to unmask]
>Sender: [log in to unmask]
>To: Multiple recipients of list <[log in to unmask]>
>X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
>X-Comment: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Discussion Group
>
>An error was detected while processing the enclosed message. A list of
>the affected recipients follows. This list is in a special format that
>allows software like LISTSERV to automatically take action on incorrect
>addresses; you can safely ignore the numeric codes.
>
>--> Error description:
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node CWRU is unknown as of VERS9608. See below for a list of
>            suggested alternatives.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node BCVMS is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node DICKINSN is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node GUVM is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node UDESVM is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node CUCSC is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node UOTTAWA is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node RCKHRST1 is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node TWNTKU10 is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
>Error-Text: Node TWNTKU10 is unknown as of VERS9608.
>
>Error-End:  10 errors reported.
>
>---------------- Suggested BITNET nodes (source: VERS9608) ------------------
>
>Nodeid   Ctry  Site description
>------   ----  ----------------
>ACMVM     US   Association for Computing Machinery (IBM 4361)
> ... <<SNIP>> ...