If postmaster was added to the list, and a client that falls under that postmaster, it is very easy to spam a mailing list simply by deleting that client account since postmaster replies to all the msgs saying that the message is not able to be delivered.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Brandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 5:50 AM Subject: RE: Nondeliverable mail > > Yeah _probably_ .. moron. Why would someone at valve sit around and forward > 3-4 mails at a time to their own mailinglist? Not everyone is 13 years old > and set on destroying everyting. It's obviously a software problem. > > // Daniel > > That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; > the anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the abcense > of grace. - Willam Gibson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viosys [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: den 9 oktober 2001 15:31 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Nondeliverable mail > > > > I would almost say that they are doing this on purpose. If i remember > correctly, the server doesnt foward emails from people on the list, and so > why is it fowarding email from those accounts? Not only that, it always > occurs on 3-4 email addresses each time this happens. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Hoeppner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 7:21 PM > Subject: RE: Nondeliverable mail > > > > > > Speaking of Exchange, was anyone else able to filter all those > > non-deliverables at their Exchange server? I couldn't get that > > accomplished, and was forced to create rules in Outlook to delete them. I > > HATE not being able to filter at my Exchange server. Someone said > yesterday > > it is because Valve is wrapping the emails in an X-mailer. > > > > Valve? Eric/k? What gives? I used to be able to filter the sender's > > address with Exchange. Now I can't. Can you please explain this to us, > and > > please change the listserver config back the way it used to be, so I can > > filter at my Exchange server? > > > > Thx. > > > > StanTheMan > > TheHardwareFreak > > www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sysop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 4:18 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Nondeliverable mail > > > > > > > > > > > > The mail que was so filled up with these that I wouldn't be > > > suprised to > > > get a few more. Ryan, you would appreciate that if you ran a mail > > > server. The mail server being MS Exchange just adds to the fun... > > > > > > Ryan McCullough wrote: > > > > > > >and still going. c'mon its 11am on the west coast valve. > > > Isn't someone > > > >there? I am still getting bounces from netgames-uk.com. > > > > > > > >sorry to email you directly eric/k but I am still getting > > > these and we have > > > >not heard from you(as is the norm) that these peeps have > > > been removed. > > > >Thanks. > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: Kevin J. Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 11:18 PM > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Re: Nondeliverable mail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >dont you mean exponential loop? > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "CP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 1:40 AM > > > >Subject: Re: Nondeliverable mail > > > > > > > > > > > >| > > > >| Don't you love how it's an infinite loop? > > > >| > > > >| Chris > > > >| ----- Original Message ----- > > > >| From: "Stan Hoeppner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >| To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >| Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 8:24 PM > > > >| Subject: RE: Nondeliverable mail > > > >| > > > >| > > > >| > > > > >| > Ok, this is getting out of hand. Time to dig into Exchange... > > > >| > > > > >| > Stan > > > >| > > > > >| > > -----Original Message----- > > > >| > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >| > > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 6:27 PM > > >| > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >| > > Subject: Nondeliverable mail > > >| > > > > >| > > > > >| > > ------Transcript of session follows ------- > > >| > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >| > > The intended recipient's mailbox is full. > > >| > > > > >| > > > > >| > > > > >| > > > > >| > > > >| > > > >| > > > >| > > >| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
