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Message of Fri, 17 Feb 1995 18:32:05 CST from LISTSERV
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On Fri, 17 Feb 1995 18:32:05 CST Chris Barnes <[log in to unmask]>
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> One of the more common error message that I get from Listserv is when
>someone posts a message that contains header lines in the body of the
>message. I need to know what RFC specifically is being violated so that
>I can convince the author of a Usenet reader to change his ways.
This isn't about RFCs, it is about preventing mailing loops. It is
perfectly legitimate to include header lines in the body of your reply.
The problem is that there are thousands of mail systems that don't follow
the RFCs and don't send delivery errors to the right address. They send
them back to the list. Your options are to call each of these sites and
talk them into fixing their mail programs, or use a loop detector that
identifies the delivery errors. Unfortunately it can't tell a delivery
error from the replies your usenet reader is generating. If you add
"Loopcheck= NoBody" to the list header, he and the broken mailers will be
allowed to post.
Eric
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