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Spam by intent or software bug?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David W. Morris)
Sat Oct 12 21:17:08 1996

Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 15:51:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: "David W. Morris" <dwm@xpasc.com>
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu

  This message is in MIME format.  The first part should be readable text,
  while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.
  Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info.

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This list seems to repeat quite a few posts and since I've recently
changed addresses, I wondered if my unsubscribe had failed and my
forwarding was causing the noise, but on analysis of the attached
mail headers, I've concluded that Mr/Ms Quantum probably sent the
message three times, or at least their software did. (I conclude
that from the three SMTP IDs). I guess that is one way to 
underscore ones position ...

I've attached the headers (sans a few which don't relate to routing) 
in case anyone else with more experience wants to expand on my
analysis.  Hopefully, MIME attachemnt will keep them out of 
everyone else's faces.  But then I couldn't convince pine to not send
as PLAIN/TEXT. Sorry if its in anyone's face.

Dave

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