[ale] Re: 115.00 fine for bouncing email to critter at wizvax.net

[Daniel Boyd]

Yeah, everyone, lighten up! My fine was only $1.00...

Seriously though, it might have helped to have a small disclaimer 
for the early morning "logically challenged" people (including 
myself).

Dan



Date sent:      	Mon, 08 Nov 1999 09:28:36 -0500
 From:           	Jim Kinney <jkinney at emory.edu>
To:             	Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
Subject:        	Re: [ale] Re: 115.00 fine for bouncing email to critter at wizvax.net

> Apparently, some members on the ale list have little humor AND have not
> been following the thread of the mail bounce problem.
> 
> To clarify things:
> 
> Mail has been bouncing from a forwarded account. The bouncing server is
> braindamaged and stripping headers so the alelist member can't be
> identified and purged. A proposed solution was to send a single test
> message to each member with a varying subject line. This is where the
> monetary ammount came in. Eric used a little frustrated creativity to have
> a little fun while performimg an needed, but unpleasant task. Personally,
> I found it humourous. If someone on the list did not, well, too bad. It
> was not intended to cause problems, but to fix one. -- Jim
> Kinney		Educational Technology Specialist Physics Department	404-727-4734
> Emory University	jkinney at emory.edu


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