Klarinet Archive - Posting 000132.txt from 1996/09

From: TIMS <tims@-----.ZA>
Subj: Re: Bounced messages
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 10:13:01 -0400

So far this is one of the best suggestions yet, for the *MANY*
GIF files.

Good Going....

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On Tue, 20 Aug 1996 00:11:34 -0500, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:

>Here's an idea about what might be causing the problems with the multiple
>bounced copies of the GIF file. According to the headers, these are
>coming from a university in Hong Kong. The original message was sent to
>all members of the Klarinet list. Someone who is a member of the list
>from Hong Kong had an account which couldn't receive the message.
>Perhaps his/her account had a size limit which would have been exceeded
>by the encoded message. That system may be configured to bounce a
>message whenever it cannot be received, and to insert the "From" address
>into the "To" line when doing so. Thus, it went back to every member of
>the list, including the one who originally couldn't recieve it, and the
>whole cycle started all over. If unchecked this will presumably multiply
>exponentially.
>
>This is based only on speculation, and not on any particular computer
>expertise, because I have none. However, if this hypothesis is correct,
>it can be remedied by the list administrator and the postmaster of the
>university system in Hong Kong which is bouncing the message.
>
>Hope this at least puts someone on the right track.
>
>Ed Lacy
>*****************************************************************
>Dr. Edwin Lacy University of Evansville
>Professor of Music 1800 Lincoln Avenue
> Evansville, IN 47722
>el2@-----.edu (812)479-2754
>*****************************************************************
>

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