At 10:51 22 07 1998 -0600, Lazlo Nibble wrote:
>This bounce is so *completely* unhelpful I just had to share it with the
world
>in my amusement. Made me feel like I was living in the Tron universe or
>something: "Greetings, fellow program RSCS GBIB1UQU! I carry a message for
>you from Master Control!"
It doesn't strike me as completely unhelpful.
>Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 07:48:01 EDT
>From: "RSCS GBIB1UQU at IBMMAIL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
A valid return address, or at least ibmmail.com is a valid host name.
>A file originating from you was sent to "9HOLDSS at NHBVM2" - this
>is not a valid userid or printer on the NHBVM2 system. The file
>is being returned to you with the originator shown as NHBVM2(SYSTEM).
Your list sent mail to user 9HOLDSS on system NHBVM2. It's probably a
VM/CMS system.
>PLEASE CHECK THE ONLINE DIRECTORY IN CASE YOU HAVE MISKEYED THE
NODEID/USERID.
Well, that's not very helpful, since you probably don't have access to that
directory.
>Please do not reply to this note; if you require assistance, send an
>OfficeVision note to UKSSVM1(3OSD) to include:
Another contact address, but not a useful one, since you don't know the
Internet equivalent of that node name. And they're running OfficeVision
(the mailer formerly known as PROFS).
>1. The name (including initials or forename) of the person you wish to reach.
>2. The person's job title/department/nature of work if known.
>3. The userid/nodeid to which you sent the original file (xxxxx at nnnnnn)
>
>You may correct the user ID of this file by issuing:-
>CP SM RSCS CMD NHBVM2 TRANSFER 5755 TO newnode newuser
Definitely a VM/CMS system. If you were able to issue this command, which
you aren't, it would tell the Control Program to send an SMSG (a special
type of cross-process message - think of it as an early form of sockets) to
userid RSCS (probably a detached virtual machine running the Remote
Spooling Communications Subsystem - or something like that, I haven't used
it in years). The SMSG text is a command RSCS telling RSCS to transfer
spool entry 5755 to a different recipient.
--
Jack Hamilton
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
