> > BiG [log in to unmask] Jack Enoff > > GUIDE [log in to unmask] Jack Enoff > > Net [log in to unmask] Jack Enoff > > The same thing happened to my LANMAN-L list -- same addresses too. > GUIDEJIB complained bitterly, but wrote back politely after I deleted > him. NetAdvice complained politely and I deleted him. I haven't heard > from the other one yet, but it has the same invalid character. I contacted the technical staff at AOL and they investigated and determined that these subscriptions had been "spoofed". Guidejib is apparently an employee of AOL; you would think he would be a little more enlightened and tolerant than to claim someone was attempting to mail bomb his account, and go on to threaten to contact "certain elected officials", but what the heck. The other two accounts were apparently phoney or unused; AOL deleted them. I suspect whoever the prankster was subscribed these accounts to *lots* of lists. This was a first, and hopefully last, for us! Thanks for all your help with this! (By the way, I'm still curious as to how "spoofing" is done. I can also see some wisdom in *not* posting how it's done to a public list. If someone has a moment and would be willing to send me a brief description via private email, I'd be most appreciative!) =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= = Laura Toms * UNIX Systems Administrator and Postmaster * (614) 761-5016 = = Online Computer Library Center, Dublin, Ohio * [log in to unmask] = =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=