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Re: To Frank K/computer question

To: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
Subject: Re: To Frank K/computer question
From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 22:14:47 -0700
One possibility is that his mailserver is rejecting mail from the 
list.  Some spam filters that are improperly set up will not accept 
listserv mail.  It's possible there was no filter when he signed up, but 
one was added later by his ISP.  Another possibility is that this 
mailserver was blackballed (banned) from sending stuff to him, either 
perhaps due to some actual spam that crept through, some multiple message 
problem, some off-color jokes (about cats?), or who knows what.

The "user unknown" is sometimes automatically generated when a server is 
banned.

Or, he could perhaps honestly have closed that account.

If you can email him directly but not through the list, that would suggest 
the list is banned.  If no one can email him at all at that account, then 
perhaps the account is closed.

- Tab

At 07:19 PM 10/9/00 -0600, David Councill wrote:
>Funny you should mention that. I have the same problem except I get a
>message back that says -
>
>   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
><frankk@intap.net>
>
>     ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>... while talking to mail.intap.net.:
>  >>> RCPT To:<frankk@intap.net>
><<< 553 <frankk@intap.net>... Mail from 204.212.40.2 refused, telephone +1
>401 276 4700 for further information
>550 <frankk@intap.net>... User unknown
>
>
>At 09:05 PM 10/9/00 -0400, Carl W French wrote:
>
> >Can anyone tell me why every time that I reply to Frank at his primary
> >e-mail address (frankk@intap.net) I get it returned? I have to send stuff
> >to his backup address that he does not check as often (hint hint Frank,
> >many images in your AOL box).
> >
> >Carl French


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