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roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:

> > I got a mail message with the following headers:
> > 
> > | From:	Lawrence Davenport III <ld37@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu>
> > | Subject: educational stock market game
> >  
> I got _2_copies_!  And both had duplicated text in them.  Obviously, Mr.
> Davenport's mail-creation robot needs adjustment.

Even I got a copy at my school account. Thank god my low bandwidth UUCP
site didnt have to endure it.

HOW did he get so many valid addresses? By doing finger @machine after
getting a list of machines? Scanning the whole usenet for unique
"From: " lines?

Curious.

Also. How much did this escapade cost the net?

/kc


Ken Chasse - Sonic Interzone, Toronto Ont. * Inet: sizone!spooge@ee.ryerson.ca
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