Re: Mail down?

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From: Tyler Yip - UnixWeenie(tm)
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 00:00

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In article <6t9kau$fvr$1@hubble.csuchico.edu>,
Laura Randall <lrandall@ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
>In article <6t9jio$fue$1@hubble.csuchico.edu>,
>Pythagoras Watson <py@ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
>>According to Laura Randall <lrandall@ecst.csuchico.edu>:
>>:What's up with the ect mail system? Doesn't look like anything is being
>>:delivered. 
>>
>>Actually, it is the reverse.  Lots of messages are being delivered.
>>Unfortunately, they are mostly one huge spam (over 15,000 messages).  The
>>problem is being dealt with and normal speedy email service will hopefully
>>resume shortly.
>>
>
>oh yeah, I've been getting several of those bogus disney/gates
>emails.
>
>sheesh.
>

It was an @Home subscriber.  They sent the spam through a geocities
mail server directly from their cable modem connection.

They have been suspended.

-Tyler
-- 
Tyler Yip            : @Home Network        : http://www.home.net
System Administrator : 425 Broadway         :
tyler@corp.home.net  : Redwood City, Calif. : @Home - Unreasonably Fast

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From: davros@ecst.csuchico.edu (Tyler Yip - UnixWeenie(tm))
Subject: Re: Mail down?
Date: 1998/09/11
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