ALL: It looks like ILREARN's INFO-VAX list is a little munged. I suspect
that it lists [log in to unmask] as a subscriber. This needs to be fixed
pronto, to preserve Listserv's well earned (;-) reputation.
Ross Patterson
Rutgers University
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URGENT REQUEST:
The new list server being used by IRLEARN has several serious errors:
(Revised List Processor(1.5b) LISTSERV@IRLEARN)
1. It is inappropriately resending incoming copies of messages to the
destination of the original message. Apparently it is forwarding messages
to the last "To:" address rather than to the first one.
2. It is inappropriately generating its own "Subject:" lines.
The readers of the INFO-VAX mailing list (including myself) would greatly
appreciate your immediate attention to these problems. Many duplicated
messages are now starting to flood the internet because of the first
error, while the second error is causing significant operational
problems for INFO-VAX subscribers.
I am enclosing several postings to INFO-VAX that illustrate these problems.
Thank you for your attention.
Selden E. Ball, Jr.
Wilson Lab system and network manager
Cornell University NYNEX: 1-607-255-0688
Laboratory of Nuclear Studies BITNET: SYSTEM@CRNLNS
Wilson Synchrotron Lab ARPA: [log in to unmask]
Judd Falls & Dryden Road PHYSnet/HEPnet/SPAN:
Ithaca, NY, USA 14853 LNS61::SYSTEM = 44283::SYSTEM (node 43.251)
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A sample initial INFO-VAX message:
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>From: EDU%"[log in to unmask]" 4-NOV-1986 23:49
>To: SYSTEM
>Subj: DECserver-200 s/w - thanks to all
>
>Received: From WISCVM(SMTPSERV) by CRNLNS with RSCS id 0507
> for SYSTEM@CRNLNS; Tue, 4-NOV-1986 23:48 EST
>Received: from SRI-KL.ARPA by wiscvm.wisc.edu on 11/04/86 at 22:14:25 CST
>Received: from WISCVM.WISC.EDU by SRI-KL.ARPA with TCP; Mon 3 Nov 86
> 21:19:20-PST
>Received: from (MAILER)UWOCC1.BITNET by WISCVM.WISC.EDU on 11/03/86 at
> 16:00:20 CST
>Received: by UWOCC1 (Mailer X1.23b) id 0829; Mon, 03 Nov 86 12:38:44 EDT
>Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1986 12:30 EDT
>From: Brent Sterner <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: DECserver-200 s/w - thanks to all
>To: INFO-VAX-SUBMIT <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Shortly after I asked for help regarding DECserver-200 s/w, I had a
>call from ??? (sorry I lost the name) who is responsible for DECservers
>for North America for DEC. I guess it pays to be a squeaky wheel. Thanks
>to Digital for responding to my cry for help, as well to all who provided
>alternate sources for the s/w. It is gratifying to be a part of such a
>community.
> The server s/w arrived last Thursday, was installed the same day. I
>started the LAT Friday after the obligatory reboot, and we have had it
>running ever since. Digital's s/w installations are comparative dreams
>relative to other systems I've used (names withheld to protect the
>innocent). Thanks again to everyone involved in getting this act together.
>
>Brent Sterner
>Computing & Communications Services
>Natural Sciences Building
>The University of Western Ontario
>London, Ontario, Canada
>N6A 5B7
>Telephone (519)661-2151 x6036
>Network <[log in to unmask]>
>
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The resent duplicate of the above initial INFO-VAX message:
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>From: jnet%WISCVM::SMTPSERV 8-NOV-1986 13:07
>To: SYSTEM
>Subj: File: "INFO-VAX MAIL" being sent to you
>
>Received: From WISCVM(SMTPSERV) by CRNLNS with RSCS id 9795
> for SYSTEM@CRNLNS; Sat, 8-NOV-1986 13:07 EST
>Received: from SRI-KL.ARPA by wiscvm.wisc.edu on 11/08/86 at 11:55:42 CST
>Received: from WISCVM.WISC.EDU by SRI-KL.ARPA with TCP; Fri 7 Nov 86
> 11:51:03-PST
>Received: from (MAILER)IRLEARN.BITNET by WISCVM.WISC.EDU on 11/05/86 at
> 03:47:43 CST
>Received: by IRLEARN (Mailer X1.23) id 2253; Wed, 05 Nov 86 04:18:52 GMT
>Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1986 04:18 GMT
>From: Revised List Processor(1.5b)
> <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: File: "INFO-VAX MAIL" being sent to you
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Received: from SRI-KL.ARPA by wiscvm.wisc.edu on 11/04/86 at 22:14:25 CST
>Received: from WISCVM.WISC.EDU by SRI-KL.ARPA with TCP; Mon 3 Nov 86
> 21:19:20-PST
>Received: from (MAILER)UWOCC1.BITNET by WISCVM.WISC.EDU on 11/03/86 at
> 16:00:20 CST
>Received: by UWOCC1 (Mailer X1.23b) id 0829; Mon, 03 Nov 86 12:38:44 EDT
>Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1986 12:30 EDT
>From: Brent Sterner <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: DECserver-200 s/w - thanks to all
>To: INFO-VAX-SUBMIT <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Shortly after I asked for help regarding DECserver-200 s/w, I had a
>call from ??? (sorry I lost the name) who is responsible for DECservers
>for North America for DEC. I guess it pays to be a squeaky wheel. Thanks
>to Digital for responding to my cry for help, as well to all who provided
>alternate sources for the s/w. It is gratifying to be a part of such a
>community.
> The server s/w arrived last Thursday, was installed the same day. I
>started the LAT Friday after the obligatory reboot, and we have had it
>running ever since. Digital's s/w installations are comparative dreams
>relative to other systems I've used (names withheld to protect the
>innocent). Thanks again to everyone involved in getting this act together.
>
>Brent Sterner
>Computing & Communications Services
>Natural Sciences Building
>The University of Western Ontario
>London, Ontario, Canada
>N6A 5B7
>Telephone (519)661-2151 x6036
>Network <[log in to unmask]>
>
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A report of the problem as received via INFO-VAX:
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>
>From: EDU%"[log in to unmask]" 10-NOV-1986 03:57
>To: SYSTEM
>Subj: Re: File: "INFO-VAX MAIL" being sent to you
>
>Received: From WISCVM(SMTPSERV) by CRNLNS with RSCS id 5833
> for SYSTEM@CRNLNS; Mon, 10-NOV-1986 03:57 EST
>Received: from SRI-KL.ARPA by wiscvm.wisc.edu on 11/09/86 at 23:26:33 CST
>Received: from wjh12.harvard.edu by SRI-KL.ARPA with TCP; Sun 9 Nov 86
> 08:56:22-PST
>Received: by wjh12.harvard.edu; Sun, 9 Nov 86 11:57:33 EST
>Date: Sun, 9 Nov 86 11:57:33 EST
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax
>Subject: Re: File: "INFO-VAX MAIL" being sent to you
>Summary: broken gateway seems to be looping messages
>References: <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask] (Larry Campbell)
>Organization: The Boston Software Works, Inc.
>Keywords: gateway bug loop flood
>Apparently-To: [log in to unmask]
>
>Oh, NO!! Not only is the new BITNET gateway redistributing messages
>after having substituting a useless subject line, it now seems to be
>looping! Watch our for overflowing disks, everyone...
>
>--------------------begin sample message header--------------------
>Path:
> maynard!wjh12!husc6!seismo!lll-crg!nike!ucbcad!ucbvax!IRLEARN.BITNET!LISTSERV
>From: [log in to unmask] (Revised List Processor, 1.5b)
>Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax
>Subject: File: "INFO-VAX MAIL" being sent to you
>Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: 4 Nov 86 22:41:00 GMT
>Date-Received: 9 Nov 86 09:16:45 GMT
>Sender: [log in to unmask]
>Organization: The ARPA Internet
>Lines: 39
>Approved: [log in to unmask]
>
>Received: from SRI-KL.ARPA by wiscvm.wisc.edu on 11/04/86 at 16:34:27 CST
>Received: from WISCVM.WISC.EDU by SRI-KL.ARPA with TCP; Mon 3 Nov 86
> 20:26:35-PST
>Received: from (MAILER)IRLEARN.BITNET by WISCVM.WISC.EDU on 11/03/86 at
> 22:26:14 CST
>Received: by IRLEARN (Mailer X1.23) id 7519; Tue, 04 Nov 86 04:25:09 GMT
>Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1986 04:25 GMT
>From: Revised List Processor(1.5b)
> <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: File: "INFO-VAX MAIL" being sent to you
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>--------------------end sample message header--------------------
>
>--
>Larry Campbell MCI: LCAMPBELL The Boston Software Works, Inc.
>UUCP: {alliant,wjh12}!maynard!campbell 120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109
>ARPA: [log in to unmask] (617) 367-6846
>
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