In article <[log in to unmask]>, Raymond Ayers
<[log in to unmask]> says:
 
>One of my users sent me a copy of a message sent out from one of the
>lists my LISTSERV is running. Could some one point me at the error
>(if it is one) or the option which causes mail to leave my site and     13;
,
>Fri
>go to UGA to be distributed to LAN users who are local to my site.
 
>FACTS:
 
One "fact" was omitted: LISTSERV, as well as MAILER (LMAIL), has no
"clue" as to the appropriateness of choosing a "closer" path to the
host, even though it is in a subdomain of scarolina.edu.
 
As a matter of fact, the only clue is quite the opposite: doing a TELL
MAILER AT UNIVSCVM SH R bigbird.csd.scarolina.edu returns:
 
 From UNIVSCVM(MAILER): * BIGBIRD.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU is routed as follows:
 From UNIVSCVM(MAILER): * <.EDU> UNIVSCVM SMTP BSMTP
 
Further, there is no .scarolina.edu entry in the standard DOMAIN NAMES
file, thus I suspect that LISTSERV (and MAILER) is doing what it is
supposed to do: use the LISTSERV Distribute algorithm (the network of
listserv backbone sites to spread the distribution load of a list
mailing).
 
A debug LISTSERV BSMTP distribute to two users reveals this log:
 
Date:         Fri, 8 Jul 1994 14:45:44 -0400
From:         L-Soft list server at UNIVSCVM (1.8a)
              <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Output of your job "Path.L"
 
Job "Path.L" started on 8 Jul 1994 14:45:42
 
> DIST2 Mail Ack=Mail Debug=Yes
Debug trace information:
 
BIGBIRD.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU      goes to UGA      (002)
 
Path information:
 
 UGA     : Direct
 
(Debug) Mail forwarded to LISTSERV@UGA      for   2 recipients.
 
Job "Path.L" ended   on 8 Jul 1994 14:45:43
 
>Headers from C0260@UNIVSCVM's message to CSDLISTA,
>as received by [log in to unmask]
 
>>From @UGA.CC.UGA.EDU:[log in to unmask] Fri Jul  8 09:24:13 1994
>>Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Date:         Fri, 8 Jul 1994 09:02:28 EDT
>>Reply-To: CSDLISTA <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sender: CSDLISTA <[log in to unmask]>
>>From: Dorothy Tudor <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject:      New Employees - How about a brief posting?
>>To: Multiple recipients of list CSDLISTA
> <[log in to unmask]>
 
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