I see variations of the following from time to time. My take on it is that "owner-LISTSERV" (a reasonable final resort to complain TO, given that the "from:" is lost to the extra blank line after the msg-id) is being treated as the valid sender. I think what is intended here is a message to owner-LISTSERV saying something more useful like "botched header". A confusing variation of this is the mysterious notifications I get telling me that my submission to some (moderated) list I've never participated in has been submitted to The Editor for approval. -Kary =============================================================================== Return-Path: <> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:12:06 -0500 From: "L-Soft list server at SJUVM (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: LISTSERV: error report from SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU To: "Paul M. Karagianis" <[log in to unmask]> X-LSV-ListID: None The enclosed mail file has been identified as a delivery error for list LISTSERV because it was sent to the reserved 'owner-listserv' mailbox. ------------------------------ Message in error ------------------------------- Received: from SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@SJUVM) by SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 8344; Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:11:42 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:11:41 -0500 From: "L-Soft list server at SJUVM (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Rejected posting to [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] You are not authorized to send mail to the RW-L list from your [log in to unmask] account. You might be authorized to send to the list from another of your accounts, or perhaps when using another mail program which generates slightly different addresses, but LISTSERV has no way to associate this other account or address with yours. If you need assistance or if you have any question regarding the policy of the RW-L list, please contact the list owners: [log in to unmask] ------------------------ Rejected message (47 lines) -------------------------- Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from SJUVM (NJE origin SMTP@SJUVM) by SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 8276; Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:10:08 -0500 Received: from throm.jpl.nasa.gov by SJUVM.stjohns.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Tue, 28 Nov 95 12:09:21 EST X400-Received: by /c=us/admd=telemail/prmd=nasa/; converted ( IA5-Text); Relayed; 28 Nov 1995 09:03:07 -0800 X400-Received: by mta Triton in /c=us/admd=telemail/prmd=nasa/; converted ( IA5-Text); Relayed; 28 Nov 1995 09:03:07 -0800 X400-MTS-Identifier: [/c=us/admd=telemail/prmd=nasa/; 05FC930BB40CB0A4-Triton] Content-Identifier: 05FC930BB40CB0A4 Content-Return: Allowed X400-Content-Type: P2-1988 ( 22 ) Conversion: Allowed Original-Encoded-Information-Types: IA5-Text Priority: normal Disclose-Recipients: Prohibited Alternate-Recipient: Allowed X400-Originator: [log in to unmask] X400-Recipients: non-disclosure; Message-Id: <05FC930BB40CB0A4*/c=us/admd=telemail/prmd=nasa/o=jpl/ou=ccmail/s=joeuse/g=P/i= A/@MHS> Date: 28 Nov 1995 09:03:07 -0800 From: "Joe User" <[log in to unmask]> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> (Return requested) Subject: Re[2]: RW-L Re: some topic MIME-Version: 1.0 <pmk: text deleted>