Re: That Same Old Loop

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From: Andrew.S.Hooper
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 20:14

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Simple - fix your backup system to not respond to messages that start with
an asterisk. MAILER and BACKUPC are shouting away at each other saying they
don't understand what the other is saying. An unwritten convention says that
programs that respond to messages with messages are supposed to ignore
messages that start with an asterisk, to avoid getting into this type of loop.

Andy Hooper

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