On Sat, 8 Apr 1995 11:54:13 -0500, Geff Thorpe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I keep having a problem with someone being autodeleted. The say they are
>getting mail. (Message below) I sign them back up, then they got autodeleted
>again. Is there anyway to override the auto-delete in a specific case, or
>change something so that this person doesn't get deleted. Thanks in advance
>for help...
 
The problem is beyond your control -- it's an AT&T problem.
 
There are two DNS (Domain Name Servers) defined for the 'ATT.COM' domain,
namely 'GW1.ATT.COM' and 'NINET.RESEARCH.ATT.COM'.
 
If you ask the former DNS for the IP-address of the host which has been
designated to receive E-mail for the 'MHCNET.ATT.COM' domain, the correct
answers, namely 'GW1.ATT.COM', 'GW2.ATT.COM', and 'ATT-OUT.ATT.COM', are
returned.  If you ask the latter DNS for the same information, you get
the error-message "non-existent domain".
 
So, the tables held by the latter DNS need to be updated,
to avoid the "unpredictable" behaviour you've been seeing.
 
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 12:40:05 -0400
Subject: HEPV-L: [log in to unmask] auto-deleted
 
The following users have been removed ("auto-deleted", in list owner jargon)
from the  HEPV-L list as a  result of the nondelivery  error report enclosed
below.  No action  is  required from  you;  this message  is  only for  your
information.
 
List of deleted users:
 
 [log in to unmask]
 
------------------------ Nondelivery report (56 lines) ------------------------
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 95 12:39:13 EDT
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Undeliverable Mail
X-Report-Type: Nondelivery; boundary="> Error description:"
 
This delivery error is in a special format that allows software like
LISTSERV to automatically take action on incorrect addresses; you can
safely ignore the numeric codes.
 
Note: delivery error converted to LMail format at SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.
 
--> Error description:
Error-For:  [log in to unmask]
Error-Code: 1
Error-Text: 550 Host 'MHCNET.ATT.COM' Unknown
 
Error-End:  One error reported
 
----------------- Original delivery error (before conversion) -----------------
SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU unable to deliver following mail to recipient(s):
    <[log in to unmask]>
550 Host 'MHCNET.ATT.COM' Unknown