When this happens on lists that I'm on, the listowner contacts the lan admin at the offender's site. The problem is really a poorly configured OOF setup. They then set the offender to nomail. Which is what the subscriber should have done in the first place. 

To a computer program the repeats *are* different since they are longer each time. 

Dan Robinson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Smoker [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:27 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Duplicate checking?
> 
> 
> Yes, but isn't there any way to stop these from going through 
> repeatedly as
> they are obviously the same message.  Is there any way for 
> listserv to do
> loop checking or for one to add something to listserv to do 
> loop checking?
> 
> >>> [log in to unmask] 5/23/02 10:19:37 AM >>>
> At 10:13 05/23/2002 Thursday, Julie Smoker wrote:
>  >At the end of this message are two of the loop messages as 
> requested by
>  >another list member.
> 
> They're not duplicates, but "new" messages that are 4 lines 
> longer with
> the new lines at the top.
> 
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>  >Message 1:
>  >Date:         Wed, 22 May 2002 10:54:28 -0700
>  >Reply-To:     Bitech Users Group <[log in to unmask]>
>  >Sender:       Bitech Users Group <[log in to unmask]>
>  >From:         Bad Address <[log in to unmask]>
>  >Subject:      Re: SunGard
>  >              
> ClientSatisfactionSurvey(OutoftheOffice)(OutoftheOffice )
>  >(Out of
>  >              theOffice ) (Out of the Office )
>  >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>  >
>  >I am currently out of the office and will return on 
> Wednesday 05/29/02..
>  >Please contact DT () should you require  an immediate response..
>  >
>  >>>> "[log in to unmask]" 05/22/02 10:53 >>>
>  >
>  >I am currently out of the office and will return on 
> Wednesday 05/29/02..
>  >Please contact DT () should you require  an immediate response..
>  >
>  >>>> "[log in to unmask]" 05/22/02 10:52 >>>
> 
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>  >Message 2:
>  >Date:         Wed, 22 May 2002 10:55:25 -0700
>  >Reply-To:     Bitech Users Group <[log in to unmask]>
>  >Sender:       Bitech Users Group <[log in to unmask]>
>  >From:         Bad Address <[log in to unmask]>
>  >Subject:      Re:
>  >
>  >SunGardClientSatisfactionSurvey(OutoftheOffice)(OutoftheOffice )
>  >              (Out oftheOffice ) (Out of the Office )
>  >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>  >
>  >I am currently out of the office and will return on 
> Wednesday 05/29/02..
>  >Please contact DT () should you require  an immediate response..
>  >
>  >>>> "[log in to unmask]" 05/22/02 10:54 >>>
>  >
>  >I am currently out of the office and will return on 
> Wednesday 05/29/02..
>  >Please contact DT () should you require  an immediate response..
>  >
>  >>>> "[log in to unmask]" 05/22/02 10:53 >>>
>