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Re: spam relaying by the big boys

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher Masto)
Fri Aug 8 02:31:39 1997

Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 02:25:55 -0400
From: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970807231003.600z-100000@inorganic5.fdt.net>; from Jon Lewis on Thu, Aug 07, 1997 at 11:16:30PM -0400

On Thu, Aug 07, 1997 at 11:16:30PM -0400, Jon Lewis wrote:
> ... while talking to mail.uu.net.:
> >>> RCPT To:<abuse@uu.net>
> <<< 550 <abuse@uu.net>... User unknown
> 550 <abuse@uu.net>... User unknown
> 
> Oh joy!

How 'bout this?

   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<abuse@aol.com>
   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to mrin80.mail.aol.com.:
>>> RCPT To:<abuse@aol.com>
<<< 552 abuse mailbox full
554 <abuse@aol.com>... Service unavailable

Operational issue: how to not look so foolish.. :-)
-- 
= Christopher Masto        = chris@netmonger.net = http://www.netmonger.net/  =
= NetMonger Communications = finger for  PGP key = $19.95/mo unlimited access =
= Director of Operations   =   (516)  221-6664 	 = mailto:info@netmonger.net  =

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    yourname@some.dumb.host.com
    "Keep in mind that anything Kibo says makes a great sig."  -- Kibo
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