On Thu, 7 Nov 1991 18:52:00 EST John F. Chandler said:
>> The NIC says these TARLETON.EDU doesn't exist.
>
>> If they don't exist, then where do these messages/files come from ???
>
>You mean you're getting mail from there?  As of 1968 there was no
>college or university named Tarleton in either the US or Canada.  I
>don't have a more recent list handy.
 
Well, my 1965 Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary lists a
Tarleton State College in Stephenville, Texas, founded in 1899.
 
>                                      There *is* however a BITNET node
>named TARLETON.
 
Yup.  Its entry in BITEARN NODES says the name is now Tarleton State
University, still in Stephenville.
 
>                 It seems like a good bet that somebody at TARLETON has
>misconfigured their mailer in anticipation of a domain registration that
>is still in the works.
 
Sounds likely.
 
--Mark