At 15:39 28-03-98 -0700, Ben Parker wrote: >On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 19:11:58 +0100, Mehmet Tutuncu <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >It's a mail loop. We've had this problem before. There are a couple of >sites in .nl (Nederlands) that have a badly broken mail server. It mangles >the headers greatly. It then sends the error back to the List Address and >since it appears to come From: the approved editor address, it gets posted >to the list again. You must do 2 things. > >1. Search the headers to try to find who the mail is really for. i.e. you >are searching for the actual subscriber to your list. Once found you set >them to NOMAIL (if you are kind) or you DELete them (if you are not). I have scanned the list of subscribers: We have no subscribers from oar.net nor from Tiffinu.edu or tiffin.edu domains. Both domains are originating from Ohio US. So I am not sure that it was a mail-loop. The postmasters have not replied to our letters for clarification. > >2. As documented, L-Soft strongly recommends you use the ,Confirm modifier >for all Send=Editor situations. Send= Editor,Confirm or Send= >Editor,Hold,Confirm. This is a little more work for the editor who must >approve and then separately confirm all posts. But it prevents these kind >of mail-loops and it also is unforgable so it is more secure. > We have done this already, after the disaster.