Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 12:00:41 -0700 From: Jim Pazarena <paz@qcislands.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Something is wrong here Message-ID: <3F2D5BD9.8030105@qcislands.net> References: <00cd01c359df$ed6c1b50$15b55042@vizion2000.net>
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The same thing happens to me occasionally. My diagnosis is this: * my MTA (exim) is set to reject junk mail. * freebsd list gets spammed with junk mail reasonably frequently * my MTA refuses the junk from the list * FreeBSD mailing system cuts me off because I have rejected the junk/spam which it is propogating. --- the list needs to be closed? Or at least it needs to have it's OWN junk mail filter.. my 2 cents vizion communication wrote: >HI > >I have previously emailed >freebsd-questions-owner@freebsd.org over problems with >regard to what gets classified as "excessive bounces". As a >result of which I repeatedly get removed from the list. On >each occasion I receive an email that tells me I have been >temoved due to excessive bounces. That email quotes a >confirm reference which does not work. I have to log in to >my account and change the preferences in order to continue >to receive the list postings. > >This always seems to happen during a period of time when: >(a) I have made no postings to the list (so that rules out >anything posted by me having bounced!") >(b) I have received multiple emails from many other sources >and there are no records of bounces from other lists >(including multiple freebsd lists!) >(c) The emails to me from >freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org are reaching me. > >So what is happening??? Perhaps the settings for the mail >server do not deal gracefully with advice that mail is >temporarily undeliverable for some reason or what -- anyway >it is happening too often. > >As I cannot seem to get an empathetic reply free >freebsd-questions-owner@freebsd.org I am posting this query >to the list -- I would like to know if anyone else is having >similar problems. >David > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > >
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