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- From: johnson@spectra.com (boyd johnson)
- Subject: Re: question about automated replies
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.215014.26559@spectra.com>
- Organization: Spectragraphics Corporation
- References: <dsblack.727341413@vincent2.iastate.edu> <1993Jan18.095621.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 21:50:14 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan18.095621.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu> sarust@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Scott A. Rust) writes:
- >In article <dsblack.727341413@vincent2.iastate.edu>, dsblack@iastate.edu (Vilkata TDK) writes:
- >> Why the HELL am I getting all of these automated responses? I have posted lots
- >> of articles to this group and others, and all of sudden, because of one follow-
- >> up in this group, I've been getting automated replies from sites/servers all
- >> over the world!
- >
- > Probably what has happenend is that you replied to a post that had
- >several cross-postings to "test" sites that will send you an automated reply
- >when you're testing your system or otherwise. What can you do about it? Well,
- >there's nothing (to my knowledge) that you can do to stop it NOW, but next time
- >you post, check and make sure there are no cross-postings in the header
- >message. If there are, you'll need to delete them before posting.
-
- Whatever you do DON'T cancel the article that was cross-posted to
- misc.test. If you do the cancel message will go around the world and
- you will get another automated response from each of those same servers.
-
- Which brings me to my ObRelatedJoke:
- Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
-
- Followups directed to misc.test. ;-)
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