A bad email header is when the information about the message (where its
from, what type of encoding its in, etc.) is badly formed some mail servers
will barf on them. It counts on what the mailserver is and what the problem
is with the header. We had one a few months back that sent some real garbage
to the list for all to see. Another a few weeks back was in a bad base64
encoding which killed the list. I've identified a class of emails based on
what the written packet looks like. In addition, I've got a service running
that checks the mail server every 2 minutes. One failure isn't bad, 2 is a
worry, 5 will run a cleanup script.
This script shuts the mailserver down, copies all the files of the specific
type I know to be troublesome to a new directory, copies all the mail from
the CF undelivered directory back into spool and restarts the mailserver.
All this was written last night. I'm going to add a small front end to it so
people can go to a page and see a green, yellow or red light that'll tell of
the lists status.
In addition, I've added an archive of all the lists so people can see when
messages got to the machine. Two problems with it are that the dates are
local to the sender and this looks really weird. The other has to do with
writing the messages down to file. The latter will be fixed before Shabbos
and the former after. I know the archives are still clunky and I'll add in
more stuff after Shabbos. Now that I'm a consultant, I need to be on site
for some jobs and my current one is behind a nasty firewall. I'm still
writing remote tools to work with HoF from there. And I'll get some sleep
eventually. :)
> Michael,
>
> I don't know what a "bad email header" is. (And I may not be the only
> ignorant one!) I want to make sure that I am not sending these little
> gremlins into the list. Is it something over which the sender has
control?
> If so, how do we fix it on our end?
>
> Thanks,
> Matthieu
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:49 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Re: Allaire and Macromedia Announce Plans to Merge
> >
> >
> > Yes the list was down much of the day. Yes I'm consulting at
> > the fed because
> > I need the money. Yes they have a firewall and no access to almost any
> > service outside of basic web-browsing (netscape only). Yes I can't get
> > PCAnywhere or RDS to connect to HoF in case of emergency. Yes
> > I've built
> > tools to remote manage the server from standard http. Yes I accept all
> > responsibility for the list being down. Yes you can publicly
> > complain. Yes
> > I'm tired.
> > I'm sorry for sounding a bit putoff at the moment but I'm
> > really pissed at
> > the listserver, post.office and people who send bad email headers.
> >
> > Michael Dinowitz
> > Publisher: Fusion Authority weekly news alert
> > (www.fusionauthority.com/alert)
> > Listmaster: CF-Talk, CF-Jobs, Spectra-Talk, Jrun-Talk, etc.
> > (www.houseoffusion.com)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Philip Arnold - ASP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:19 PM
> > Subject: RE: Allaire and Macromedia Announce Plans to Merge
> >
> >
> > > Gee, I know this list is laggy at times, but this is rediculous <g>
> > >
> > > Philip Arnold
> > > Director
> > > Certified ColdFusion Developer
> > > ASP Multimedia Limited
> > > T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
> > >
> > > "Websites for the real world"
> > >
> > >
> > **********************************************************************
> > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
> > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
> > > are addressed. If you have received this email in error
> > please notify
> > > the system manager.
> > >
> > **********************************************************************
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Sam Coe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: 16 January 2001 22:17
> > > > To: CF-Talk
> > > > Subject: Allaire and Macromedia Announce Plans to Merge
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > << Note: This message is from Jeremy Allaire, please do
> > NOT reply to
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>
> > > >
> > > > Dear Allaire Customer,
> > > >
> > > > I am writing to inform you that today, January 16, 2001, Allaire
> > > > Corporation
> > > > and Macromedia, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to merge. I'm
> > > > incredibly
> > > > excited about this merger, and what I believe it means for Allaire
> > > > customers.
> > > >
> > > > We've partnered closely with Macromedia for many years, and I've
> > > > found they
> > > > share our vision and passion for working with developers,
> > building great
> > > > products, and driving innovation in the Internet industry.
> > Fundamentally,
> > > > this merger is about creating a company that will provide
> > the products
> > and
> > > > services you need to be successful. As a combined
> > company, we'll deliver
> > a
> > > > comprehensive product family of tools and servers for
> > building the next
> > > > generation of solutions on the Web. The combined company will be
> > > > the world's
> > > > leading supplier of software for web professionals.
> > > >
> > > > It is a tremendous privilege to work with the Allaire
> > community, and I'm
> > > > looking forward to continuing that relationship as
> > Macromedia's CTO. I'd
> > > > like to invite you to visit our web site for more
> > information about the
> > > > merger, and feel free to share your thoughts by emailing us at
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > Jeremy Allaire
> > > >
> > > > P.S. For more information about the merger, visit the
> > Allaire web site
> > at
> > > > http://www.allaire.com/macromedia.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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