One of our list owners received the following returned mail and I'm not
sure what's wrong. I'd appreciate any insight anyone might have. Thanks.
 
 
The enclosed mail file, found in the SAFETY reader and shown under the spoolid
3032 in  the console  log, has  been identified as  a possible  delivery error
notice for the following reason: mail origin is the local mailer.
 
------------------------ Message in error (158 lines) -------------------------
Received: from UVMVM.BITNET by UVMVM.BITNET (Mailer R2.03B) with BSMTP id 3031;
 Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:41:45 EST
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:41:45 EST
From: Network Mailer <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: mail delivery error
 
Batch SMTP transaction log follows:
 
220 UVMVM.BITNET Columbia MAILER R2.03B BSMTP service ready.
050 HELO UVMVM.BITNET
250 UVMVM.BITNET Hello UVMVM.BITNET
050 TICK 3028
250 3028 ... that's the ticket.
050 MAIL FROM:<[log in to unmask]>
250 <[log in to unmask]>... sender OK.
050 RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
250 <[log in to unmask]>... recipient OK.
050 DATA
354 Start mail input.  End with <crlf>.<crlf>
554 Mail aborted.  Maximum hop count exceeded.
050 QUIT
221 UVMVM.BITNET Columbia MAILER BSMTP service done.
 
<<<<< I deleted some of the loop messages which were identical to cut down on
      the size of the mail >>>>>
Original message follows:
 
 Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:40:56 EST
Received: from UVMVM.BITNET by UVMVM.BITNET (Mailer R2.03B) with BSMTP id 2972;
 Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:40:55 EST
Received: from UVMVM.BITNET by UVMVM.BITNET (Mailer R2.03B) with BSMTP id 2971;
 Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:40:54 EST
Received: from UVMVM.BITNET by UVMVM.BITNET (Mailer R2.03B) with BSMTP id 2970;
 Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:40:54 EST
Received: from UVMVM.BITNET by UVMVM.BITNET (Mailer R2.03B) with BSMTP id 2943;
 Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:40:53 EST
Received: by UVMVM (Mailer R2.03B) id 2902; Tue, 19 Dec 89 08:40:43 EST
Date:         Mon, 18 Dec 89 23:15:01 EST
Reply-To:     [log in to unmask]
Sender:       Safety <SAFETY@UVMVM>
From:         Tak Ariga <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      DOE List Server
To:           "Wavell W. Fogleman" <[log in to unmask]>
 
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 89 15:43:53 EST
>   Fido-From: Hector Mandel
>
>  >There are a couple of other lists signed up on the listserv - one
>  >ARPAlist and a SAFETY list at DOE. I'm curious how our hook-ups
>  >to them work. The electronic nervous system seems to be getting
>  >tighter all the time.
 
>     Please post the info when/if you find out!
 
Just to clarify - this DOE is not the Dept. of Energy, but Dictionary of Old
English, a project at the Univ. of Toronto.  The DOE List is a local exploder
which distributes the messages to a bunch of interested people at our project.
Since it doesn't have a direct bearing on our work, the distribution is
very small.
 
The DOE list is hooked up just like any individual person to LISTSERV, but
there is more than one person behind that address.  Needless to say, it is
a one-way connection.
 
--Tak Ariga
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