I get a fair number of these bounce messages that appear to be
caused by people sending messages to LISTSERV as if they were
talking to a person.  When the message beigins with the word
"To", the undocumented LISTSERV TO command causes the reply
to be redirected to a garbase address.  I've corresponded with
Eric about this, asking that the TO command be removed or renamed.
He said that he is concerned that there might be someone using it
somewhere and would like to heear from other LISTSERV maintainers
before doing something about the problem.  So I'm here asking if
others see the same problem.
 
== Forwarded Mail ==
 
MAIL VIA BITNET FROM [log in to unmask]  SUNDAY  03/17/96  7:33:40 P.M.
 
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Date:         Sun, 17 Mar 1996 19:32:26 -0500
From:         "L-Soft list server at NIHLIST (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Delivery error report from WR.COM.AU
To:           Roger Fajman <[log in to unmask]>,
              Tom onWylbur <[log in to unmask]>
X-LSV-ListID: None
 
The enclosed message, found in the LISTSERV mailbox and shown under the spool
ID 0751 in the  system log, has been identified as  a possible delivery error
notice for the following reason: mail origin seems to be a mailer.
 
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 11:36:07 +1000
From: [log in to unmask] (Mail Delivery Subsystem)
Subject: Returned mail: User unknown
Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
 
   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
<<< HELO LIST.NIH.GOV
<<< MAIL FROM:<[log in to unmask]>
<<< RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
550 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
<<< DATA
 
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Date:         Sun, 17 Mar 1996 19:27:49 -0500
From: "L-Soft list server at NIHLIST (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Output of job "tclarke" from [log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
 
Command replies from [log in to unmask] are being forwarded to you.
 
Unknown command - "THIS". Try HELP.
 
> ME Australia which lists all Australian addresses.
Unknown command - "ME". Try HELP.
 
> the soc hasn't got an Internet link
Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP.
 
> Have a nice day and if these messages are automatically sorted I hope
Unknown command - "HAVE". Try HELP.
 
> someone picks this up on an error list
Unknown command - "SOMEONE". Try HELP.
 
> Kind regards Phil
Unknown command - "KIND". Try HELP.
 
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