On Thu, 7 Nov 1991 18:52:00 EST John F. Chandler said: >> The NIC says these TARLETON.EDU doesn't exist. > >> If they don't exist, then where do these messages/files come from ??? > >You mean you're getting mail from there? As of 1968 there was no >college or university named Tarleton in either the US or Canada. I >don't have a more recent list handy. Well, my 1965 Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary lists a Tarleton State College in Stephenville, Texas, founded in 1899. > There *is* however a BITNET node >named TARLETON. Yup. Its entry in BITEARN NODES says the name is now Tarleton State University, still in Stephenville. > It seems like a good bet that somebody at TARLETON has >misconfigured their mailer in anticipation of a domain registration that >is still in the works. Sounds likely. --Mark