I received a very odd bounce message today... I own a listserv list ([log in to unmask]) which has one subscriber at the University of Texas. The error message is reproduced in part below; to save space, I've deleted the message texts. It appears to be a series of e-mail messages to/from a variety of their users, on a variety of subjects. One of the messages is repeated several times, with only the address list changing each time. The e-address of my subscriber appears only once in the lengthy file, associated with a message having nothing whatsoever to do with my list. OTOH, two bounced messages from my list *do* appear, both associated with a user who *isn't* a subscriber. I forwarded the message to the Texas postmaster, whose reply is shown here: >I don't yet know what might have caused this, but I suspect that someone >on our end tried to send a message to an address that was in a format >which our SMTP couldn't cope with. I appreciate you sending this on to >me, and if you think the listserv owners might have helpful advice, feel >free to pass it along. Meanwhile, I'll be looking at it in detail. > >Thanks, >Shane Lewis / [log in to unmask] The (edited) error message follows my .sig. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- neal [log in to unmask] 412-624-0097 (office) [log in to unmask] 412-624-7397 (fax) Owner: STATLG-L "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List" ************************************************************************* >From: IN%"[log in to unmask]" 28-JUN-1994 13:38:30.46 >To: IN%"@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]" "owner-statlg-l" >CC: >Subj: Undeliverable Mail > >Return-path: <> >Received: from BROWNVM.brown.edu by vms.cis.pitt.edu (PMDF V4.2-14 #4065) id > <[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 28 Jun 1994 13:38:23 EST >Received: from BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU by BROWNVM.brown.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with > BSMTP id 4520; Tue, 28 Jun 94 13:29:33 EDT >Received: from BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@BROWNVM) by > BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 1729; Tue, > 28 Jun 1994 12:56:52 -0400 >Received: from BROWNVM (NJE origin SMTP@BROWNVM) by BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (LMail > V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 1727; Tue, 28 Jun 1994 12:56:48 -0400 >Received: from utxdp.dp.utexas.edu by BROWNVM.brown.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with > TCP; Tue, 28 Jun 94 12:56:39 EDT >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 12:00:54 -0600 (CST) >From: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Undeliverable Mail >To: owner-statlg-l <@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]> >Message-id: <[log in to unmask]> >X-Envelope-to: TRAVEN >Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > >Unable to deliver mail to some/all recipients. >050 MAIL FROM: <"[log in to unmask]"> >501 Syntax Error. '@' expected > > ** Text of Mail follows ** >HELO UTXDP >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:20 CST >TO: ccccccc cccccc <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: bbbbbbb b bbbbbb bbb <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Who do you think > > [text deleted] > >! >Received: from SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU by utxdp.dp.utexas.edu (IBM MVS SMTP V2R2.1) > with TCP; Mon, 27 Jun 94 14:09:53 CST >Received: from SEMOVM by SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 7759 > ; > Mon, 27 Jun 94 14:09:47 CST >Message-Id: <27JUN94.15294486.0045.MUSIC@SEMOVM> >Date: Mon, 27 Jun 94 14:09:41 CDT >From: ccccccc <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Who do you think >In-Reply-To: In reply to your message of MON 27 JUN 1994 09:30:20 CDT > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:22 CST >TO: eeeeee ee eeeeeee <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: dddddd d dddddd <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: oclc > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:23 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: fffffff f ffffffffff <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Thanks! > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:23 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: ooooo o oooooooo <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: COOL Dates > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:23 CST >TO: rrrrr rr rrrrrrrr <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: qqqqq q qqqqqqqqqqq <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: TLP update > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >Received: from power.globalnews.com by utxdp.dp.utexas.edu (IBM MVS SMTP V2R2.1 > ) > with TCP; Tue, 28 Jun 94 11:48:51 CST >Received: from localhost (admin@localhost) by power.globalnews.com (8.6.4/8.6.4 > ) > id RAA24254; Tue, 28 Jun 1994 17:46:12 +0100 >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 17:46:12 +0100 >From: [log in to unmask] >Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: POWERFLASH June 28 1994 > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:24 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Scorsese, Martin > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >Received: from BROWNVM.brown.edu by utxdp.dp.utexas.edu (IBM MVS SMTP V2R2.1) > with TCP; Tue, 28 Jun 94 11:50:54 CST >Received: from BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU by BROWNVM.brown.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) > with BSMTP id 4059; Tue, 28 Jun 94 10:36:23 EDT >Received: from BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@BROWNVM) by > BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 1113; Tue, 28 Jun 1994 > 10:34:51 -0400 >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 09:38:06 -0500 >Reply-To: > "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List" > <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: > "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List" > <[log in to unmask]> >From: xxx xxxxxxxx <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Missing article >X-To: [log in to unmask]@TIN.monsanto.com >To: Multiple recipients of list STATLG-L <[log in to unmask]> > > [text deleted -- FYI, the X-To: line above, with two @-signs, is why > this message bounced for some of my subscribers] > >. >MAIL FROM: <@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >Received: from BROWNVM.brown.edu by utxdp.dp.utexas.edu (IBM MVS SMTP V2R2.1) > with TCP; Tue, 28 Jun 94 11:50:58 CST >Received: from BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU by BROWNVM.brown.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) > with BSMTP id 4078; Tue, 28 Jun 94 10:43:20 EDT >Received: from BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@BROWNVM) by > BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 1630; Tue, 28 Jun 1994 > 10:43:14 -0400 >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 10:47:26 EDT >Reply-To: > "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List" > <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: > "Baseball (and Lesser Sports) Discussion List" > <[log in to unmask]> >From: yyyy000 <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: ESPN Reporting, Expos, etc. >To: Multiple recipients of list STATLG-L <[log in to unmask]> > > [text deleted -- this message didn't bounce anywhere else] > >. >MAIL FROM: <"[log in to unmask]"> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >Received: from inet-gw-1.pa.dec.com by utxdp.dp.utexas.edu (IBM MVS SMTP V2R2.1 > ) > with TCP; Tue, 28 Jun 94 11:51:25 CST >Received: from queernet.queernet.org by inet-gw-1.pa.dec.com (5.65/27May94) > id AA22561; Tue, 28 Jun 94 09:13:30 -0700 >Received: by queernet.queernet.org (Smail3.1.28.1 #5) > id m0qIfpQ-00013ga; Tue, 28 Jun 94 09:16 PDT >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 9:12:49 -0700 (PDT) >From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: GayNet Digest V14 #938 >Errors-To: [log in to unmask] >Precedence: bulk >Sender: [log in to unmask] >Cc: [log in to unmask] >X-Digest-Info: GayNet Digest Volume 14 Issue 945 > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:25 CST >TO: ccccccc cccccc <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: bbbbbbb b bbbbbb bbb <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: All right, all right... > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:25 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: abababa b ababab <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: BA 101/102 & 94-96 Catalog > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Hitchcock, Alfred > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Ford, John (film director) > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST >TO: aeae aeaeae <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: adadad a dadad <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: explosions > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST >TO: agagagag agag <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: afafa f afafafaf <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Hello back again! > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:26 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Welles, Orson > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:28 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: allergy testing > > [text deleted] > >. >HELO UTXDP >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:29 CST >TO: at ata <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: a sasasasa sasa <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Library Book Request > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:29 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: allergy testing > > [text deleted] > >. >HELO UTXDP >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:29 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: allergy testing > > [text deleted] > >. >HELO UTXDP >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: allergy testing > > [text deleted] > >. >HELO UTXDP >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: allergy testing > > [text deleted] > >. >HELO UTXDP >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: ahahah a hahahah <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: allergy testing > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:30 CST >TO: cicici ci cicicic <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: chch c hchch <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Log-On ID's > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:31 CST >TO: <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Godard, Jean Luc > > [text deleted] > >. >MAIL FROM: <[log in to unmask]> >RCPT TO: < [log in to unmask] > >DATA >DATE: Tuesday, 28 June 94 12:00:31 CST >TO: ckc kckckc <[log in to unmask]> >FROM: cjcjcjcj c jcjcjcjc <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: PPO versus HMO > > [text deleted] > >. >QUIT