At 15:39 28-03-98 -0700, Ben Parker wrote:
>On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 19:11:58 +0100, Mehmet Tutuncu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>It's a mail loop.  We've had this problem before.  There are a couple of
>sites in .nl (Nederlands) that have a badly broken mail server.  It mangles
>the headers greatly.  It then sends the error back to the List Address and
>since it appears to come From: the approved editor address, it gets posted
>to the list again.  You must do 2 things.
>
>1.  Search the headers to try to find who the mail is really for. i.e. you
>are searching for the actual subscriber to your list.  Once found you set
>them to NOMAIL (if you are kind) or you DELete them (if you are not).

I have scanned the list of subscribers:
We have no subscribers from oar.net nor from Tiffinu.edu or tiffin.edu
domains. Both domains are originating from Ohio US. So I am not sure that
it was a mail-loop. The postmasters have not replied to our letters for
clarification.


>
>2.  As documented, L-Soft strongly recommends you use the ,Confirm modifier
>for all Send=Editor situations.  Send= Editor,Confirm or Send=
>Editor,Hold,Confirm.  This is a little more work for the editor who must
>approve and then separately confirm all posts.   But it prevents these kind
>of mail-loops and it also is unforgable so it is more secure.
>

We have done this already, after the disaster.