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Subject: Re: Email Crashed Mail Server!
From: C Matthew Curtin <cmcurtin @ research . megasoft . com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 12:57:05 -0500
To: Steve @ hon . com
Cc: Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <32F949B5 . 21FC @ hon . com>
References: <32F949B5 . 21FC @ hon . com>
Reply-to: cmcurtin @ research . megasoft . com

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>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Gallipeau <Steve @
 hon .
 com> writes:

Steve> I received the following email (had to dig it out of my
Steve> logs) that crashed my Mail Server.  I would really appreciate
Steve> anyone taking a look at the headers and maybe be able to advise
Steve> me why this crashed my server and if it could have been
Steve> intentional.  The 'To:' line in particular looks very unusual.

Looks to me like you're using the wrong mail server.  Linux|FreeBSD
and qmail|smail|smtpd+sendmail are your friends.  At least you haven't
paid for it.  (And if you *did* pay for it, you should get your money
back.) 

There's nothing in any of those headers that is illegal.

- -- 
Matt Curtin  Chief Scientist  Megasoft, Inc.  cmcurtin @
 research .
 megasoft .
 com
http://www.research.megasoft.com/people/cmcurtin/    I speak only for myself
Hacker Security Firewall Crypto PGP Privacy Unix Perl Java Internet Intranet

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