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Re: Screwy email for Server
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Date: 
Fri, 7 Jun 2002 20:24:16 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Dan Boger writes:
> On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 08:04:44PM +0000, Jude Beaudin wrote:
> > I posted this message to robotics http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=18080
> > and got two out of office replies. This I understand why but I wish people
> > would put an exception for subscriptions. grrrrr
> 
> yah, proper "vacation" programs should know not to respond to "bulk"
> mail.  Unfortunately, some of the more common implementations are not so
> smart.
> 
> > But why did I get the message below from the Lugnet Server?
> 
> > Response from the news server:
> > 441 Invalid mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19)
> 
> that is because that mail server (I think it's exchange?) does not
> reply to mail correctly, and breaks the threading on LUGNET.  Since we
> can't fix the mail server, or write a workaround to still thread around
> it's bugs, messages from it are rejected.  Post via nntp or the web if
> you're unlucky enough to use that server.
> 
> Sorry...
> 
> see http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=22915
> 
> Dan

But I did post via the web.

Jude



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(...) that can't be right? if you look at the message the server bounced at you, it has an html copy of the message, etc - seems like it was an email sent to the mailing list? or am I misunderstanding here? Dan (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)

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(...) yah, proper "vacation" programs should know not to respond to "bulk" mail. Unfortunately, some of the more common implementations are not so smart. (...) that is because that mail server (I think it's exchange?) does not reply to mail (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)

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