Someone needs to fix this mailing list. I got a ton of returned mail after I sent my last message to self-interest@self.smli.com.
See below:
--- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 96 18:03:03 EDT From: Network Mailer VMMAIL@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU To: <@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU:dekorte@suite.suite.com> Subject: mail delivery error
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220 PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Columbia MAILER R2.10 ptf008 BSMTP service ready. 050 HELO PUCC 250 PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Hello PUCC 050 MAIL FROM:<@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU:dekorte@suite.suite.com> 250 <@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU:dekorte@suite.suite.com>... sender OK. 050 RCPT TO:UDIS2@CSEARN.BITNET 250 UDIS2@CSEARN.BITNET... recipient OK. 050 DATA 354 Start mail input. End with <crlf>.<crlf> 554-Mail not delivered to some or all recipients: 554 Unknown host: CSEARN ... 050 QUIT 221 PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Columbia MAILER BSMTP service done.
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 15:11:59 -0700 From: Mailer-Daemon@self.sunlabs.com (Mail Delivery Subsystem) Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: lpf.org: host not found) To: dekorte@suite.suite.com
The original message was received at Fri, 18 Oct 1996 13:33:00 -0700 from bilbo.suite.com [149.56.175.1]
----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- mre@lpf.org (unrecoverable error) (expanded from: s-i-15)
----- Transcript of session follows ----- vargaz@ludens.elte.hu... Deferred: Connection refused by ludens.elte.hu. 451 nehal@cimco.com... timeout waiting for input during client greeting 451 nehal@cimco.com... reply: read error from uu6.psi.com. 550 mre@lpf.org... Host unknown (Name server: lpf.org: host not found) ... while talking to lsi.usp.br.:
MAIL From:dekorte@suite.suite.com
<<< 421 Cannot bind to map mail.aliases in domain lsi.usp.br: no such map in server's domain: Bad file number jecel@lsi.usp.br... Deferred: 421 Cannot bind to map mail.aliases in domain lsi.usp.br: no such map in server's domain: Bad file number ichiki@mt.cs.keio.ac.jp... Deferred: Connection timed out during initial connection with kogwy.cc.keio.ac.jp. clp@home.HarvardSq.com... Deferred: Connection timed out during initial connection with home.harvardsq.com
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:02:19 -0400 Reply-To: Postmaster@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu From: RFC822 mailer (LMail release 1.2a/1.8a) MAILER@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu Subject: Undelivered mail To: dekorte@SUITE.suite.com X-Report-Type: Nondelivery; boundary="> Error description:"
An error was detected while processing the enclosed message. A list of the affected recipients follows. This list is in a special format that allows software like LISTSERV to automatically take action on incorrect addresses; you can safely ignore the numeric codes.
--> Error description: Error-For: al@BRUSPSCE.BITNET Error-Code: 1 Error-Text: Node BRUSPSCE is unknown as of VERS9610.
Error-End: One error reported.
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---- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 17:37:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem MAILER-DAEMON@gte.com Subject: Returned mail: User unknown To: dekorte@suite.suite.com Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
The original message was received at Fri, 18 Oct 1996 17:37:42 -0400 (EDT) from postman@localhost
----- The following addresses have delivery notifications ----- fm02@gte.com (unrecoverable error)
----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... --- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 23:35:34 +0200 From: Mail Delivery Subsystem MAILER-DAEMON@damek.kth.se Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: t.hfb.se: no data known) To: dekorte@suite.suite.com
The original message was received at Fri, 18 Oct 1996 23:35:23 +0200 from self.sunlabs.com [204.153.12.36]
----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- jbr@t.hfb.se (unrecoverable error) (expanded from: ellus@damek.kth.se)
----- Transcript of session follows ----- 501 jbr@t.hfb.se... 550 Host unknown (Name server: t.hfb.se: no data known)
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--- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 96 17:11:40 EDT From: Mailer-Daemon@swarm.lehman.com (Mail Delivery Subsystem) Subject: Returned mail: Service unavailable To: dekorte@suite.suite.com
----- Transcript of session follows ----- mail: can't send to jklepach Mail saved in dead.letter 554 jklepach@swarm.silver2.lehman.com... Service unavailable
----- Unsent message follows ----- ... ---- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 17:13:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem MAILER-DAEMON@voicenet.com Subject: Returned mail: mail.voicenet.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?) To: dekorte@suite.suite.com Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
The original message was received at Fri, 18 Oct 1996 17:13:30 -0400 (EDT) from self.sunlabs.com [204.153.12.36]
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 19:13:12 -0300 From: Mail Delivery Subsystem MAILER-DAEMON@net.usp.br Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: mail.iss.lcca.usp.br.: no data known) To: dekorte@suite.suite.com
The original message was received at Fri, 18 Oct 1996 19:13:11 -0300 from cat.cce.usp.br [143.107.70.2]
----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- knishimo@usp.br (unrecoverable error)
----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 knishimo@usp.br... Host unknown (Name server: mail.iss.lcca.usp.br.: no data known)
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As list owner, I get copies of all this stuff too, and as soon as I see evidence that a username or hostname is invalid (ie more than just a single transient failure) I remove the address from the list and send a message to the offending address (just in case for some reason it really does work after all).
I am no sendmail expert. If someone can tell me how to save you, the poster, from getting copies of all the bounces, that would be great. But you can be assured that I am aware of the problems, and that the normal decay rate is something like 2 usernames a week, so if you happen to be unlucky enough to post after a 3 week hiatus you will get half a dozen bounces -- that's life, I'm afraid.
If you think you have problems, you should see my mailbox! -Mario
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