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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: not-for-mail headers
In-Reply-To: <199807092132.PAA22048@loa.part.net> from "Jan L. Peterson" at "Jul 9, 98 03:32:13 pm"
To: jlp@Part.NET (Jan L. Peterson)
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:33:30 -0700 (PDT)
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Jan L. Peterson wrote:
> > 	so if a not-for-mail header appears at freebsd.org, 
> > 	the mail message is an "escapee" from some news server,
> > 	and i can drop it...we dont accept mail from news, but 
> > 	allow, even encourage, mail to news gateways.
> 
> Yes, that's true, but why drop mail from news?  Just to avoid spam?

	that's one.
	two, news has too many spontaneously combusting posters.


jmb

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