I think if they were "bounced" back to the list, they would have the same From: line as whomever was allowed to post to the list, and therefore would pass the editor check. -Jim -- Jim Serwinowski [log in to unmask] UB Listserv Administrator http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Nelly Yusupova wrote: > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:15:33 -0400 > From: Nelly Yusupova <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: LISTSERV give-and-take forum <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: HELP! Old Webnews on the Loose! > > This webnews is an announce only list, so no one on the list can post to the > list. > > -----Original Message----- > From: LISTSERV give-and-take forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Valdis Kletnieks > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:31 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: HELP! Old Webnews on the Loose! > > > On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:32:06 EDT, Nelly Yusupova <[log in to unmask]> said: > > We have not done anything on the server for weeks now. That's why there > is > > no explanation for this behavior. > > Al is correct in his statement that this is usually indicative of a > spool area being restored from backup tapes. However, I can think > of another failure mode (which I've seen before): > > User sets up a brain-dead forwarding/filtering scheme that reposts > stuff back to the list it came from. Happens all the time, but usually > gets caught by Listserv's CRC checker in the loop detector, where it > is returned with a nice "This appears to have been posted before". > > Sometimes the forwarding is brain-dead enough to leave the original > To:/From: intact (which is loads of fun when it re-injects the mail > with a From: the list owner who posted it, not From: the idiot causing > the mail loop). > > And sometimes, the idiot user goes on vacation for a month and doesn't > check his mail - so when he finally DOES check, the mail gets bounced > back, and by the time it gets there, the CRC cookies have all gone > quite stale, so the item gets re-posted. > > If you can dig up a *complete* copy of one of the repeated posts, > complete with the Received: lines, we could probably tell in greater > detail what happend. > > Valdis Kletnieks > Operating Systems Analyst > Virginia Tech > > >