I received a very odd bounce message today...
I own a listserv list ([log in to unmask]) which has one
subscriber at the University of Texas. The error message is
reproduced in part below; to save space, I've deleted the message
texts. It appears to be a series of e-mail messages to/from a
variety of their users, on a variety of subjects. One of the
messages is repeated several times, with only the address list
changing each time.
The e-address of my subscriber appears only once in the lengthy
file, associated with a message having nothing whatsoever to do
with my list. OTOH, two bounced messages from my list *do*
appear, both associated with a user who *isn't* a subscriber.
I forwarded the message to the Texas postmaster, whose reply is
shown here:
>I don't yet know what might have caused this, but I suspect that someone
>on our end tried to send a message to an address that was in a format
>which our SMTP couldn't cope with. I appreciate you sending this on to
>me, and if you think the listserv owners might have helpful advice, feel
>free to pass it along. Meanwhile, I'll be looking at it in detail.
>
>Thanks,
>Shane Lewis / [log in to unmask]
The (edited) error message follows my .sig.
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neal [log in to unmask] 412-624-0097 (office)
[log in to unmask] 412-624-7397 (fax)
Owner: STATLG-L "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List"
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>From: IN%"[log in to unmask]" 28-JUN-1994 13:38:30.46
>To: IN%"@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]" "owner-statlg-l"
>CC:
>Subj: Undeliverable Mail
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>Return-path: <>
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>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 12:00:54 -0600 (CST)
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Undeliverable Mail
>To: owner-statlg-l <@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]>
>Message-id: <[log in to unmask]>
>X-Envelope-to: TRAVEN
>Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
>
>Unable to deliver mail to some/all recipients.
>050 MAIL FROM: <"[log in to unmask]">
>501 Syntax Error. '@' expected
>
> ** Text of Mail follows **
>HELO UTXDP
>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:20 CST
>TO: ccccccc cccccc <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: bbbbbbb b bbbbbb bbb <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Who do you think
>
> [text deleted]
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>!
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>Message-Id: <27JUN94.15294486.0045.MUSIC@SEMOVM>
>Date: Mon, 27 Jun 94 14:09:41 CDT
>From: ccccccc <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Who do you think
>In-Reply-To: In reply to your message of MON 27 JUN 1994 09:30:20 CDT
>
> [text deleted]
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:22 CST
>TO: eeeeee ee eeeeeee <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: dddddd d dddddd <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: oclc
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:23 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: fffffff f ffffffffff <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Thanks!
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:23 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: ooooo o oooooooo <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: COOL Dates
>
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:23 CST
>TO: rrrrr rr rrrrrrrr <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: qqqqq q qqqqqqqqqqq <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: TLP update
>
> [text deleted]
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
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> with TCP; Tue, 28 Jun 94 11:48:51 CST
>Received: from localhost (admin@localhost) by power.globalnews.com (8.6.4/8.6.4
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> id RAA24254; Tue, 28 Jun 1994 17:46:12 +0100
>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 17:46:12 +0100
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: POWERFLASH June 28 1994
>
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:24 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Scorsese, Martin
>
> [text deleted]
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>MAIL FROM: <@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
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>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 09:38:06 -0500
>Reply-To:
> "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List"
> <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender:
> "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List"
> <[log in to unmask]>
>From: xxx xxxxxxxx <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Missing article
>X-To: [log in to unmask]@TIN.monsanto.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list STATLG-L <[log in to unmask]>
>
> [text deleted -- FYI, the X-To: line above, with two @-signs, is why
> this message bounced for some of my subscribers]
>
>.
>MAIL FROM: <@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
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>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 10:47:26 EDT
>Reply-To:
> "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List"
> <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender:
> "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List"
> <[log in to unmask]>
>From: yyyy000 <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: ESPN Reporting, Expos, etc.
>To: Multiple recipients of list STATLG-L <[log in to unmask]>
>
> [text deleted -- this message didn't bounce anywhere else]
>
>.
>MAIL FROM: <"[log in to unmask]">
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
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>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 9:12:49 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: GayNet Digest V14 #938
>Errors-To: [log in to unmask]
>Precedence: bulk
>Sender: [log in to unmask]
>Cc: [log in to unmask]
>X-Digest-Info: GayNet Digest Volume 14 Issue 945
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> [text deleted]
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:25 CST
>TO: ccccccc cccccc <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: bbbbbbb b bbbbbb bbb <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: All right, all right...
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:25 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: abababa b ababab <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: BA 101/102 & 94-96 Catalog
>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Hitchcock, Alfred
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Ford, John (film director)
>
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST
>TO: aeae aeaeae <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: adadad a dadad <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: explosions
>
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST
>TO: agagagag agag <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: afafa f afafafaf <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Hello back again!
>
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Welles, Orson
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:28 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: allergy testing
>
> [text deleted]
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>HELO UTXDP
>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:29 CST
>TO: at ata <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: a sasasasa sasa <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Library Book Request
>
> [text deleted]
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:29 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: allergy testing
>
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>HELO UTXDP
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:29 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: allergy testing
>
> [text deleted]
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>HELO UTXDP
>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: allergy testing
>
> [text deleted]
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>HELO UTXDP
>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
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>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: allergy testing
>
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>HELO UTXDP
>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: allergy testing
>
> [text deleted]
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST
>TO: cicici ci cicicic <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: chch c hchch <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Log-On ID's
>
> [text deleted]
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:31 CST
>TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Godard, Jean Luc
>
> [text deleted]
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>MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]>
>RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] >
>DATA
>DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:31 CST
>TO: ckc kckckc <[log in to unmask]>
>FROM: cjcjcjcj c jcjcjcjc <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: PPO versus HMO
>
> [text deleted]
>
>.
>QUIT
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