Why am I getting these

["Danny L. Shadix" <shadixdl @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>]

Can anyone tell me why I keep getting these messages and how to stop it.  I'm baffled.

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Subject:	Returned mail: too many hops 19 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>
From:	Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>
Date:	Fri, 26 Apr 1996 06:00:16 -1000
To:	"firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM>, "postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil" <postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>

The original message was received at Fri, 26 Apr 1996 06:00:16 -1000
from uucp @
 localhost

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554 too many hops 19 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @
 GreatCircle .
 COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @
 gccs .
 cpf .
 navy .
 mil>

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Subject:	Security through obscurity
From:	Shawn Steele <shawn @ aob . org>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 07:51:26 -1000
To:	"Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM" <Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>

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Subject:	Returned mail: too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>
From:	Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>
Date:	Fri, 26 Apr 1996 02:57:03 -1000
To:	"firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM>, "postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil" <postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>

The original message was received at Fri, 26 Apr 1996 02:57:03 -1000
from uucp @
 localhost

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554 too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @
 GreatCircle .
 COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @
 gccs .
 cpf .
 navy .
 mil>

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Subject:	need FIREWALL for Windows95?
From:	"Julian Jaramillo J." <jjaramil @ colomsat . net . co>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:52:41 -1000
To:	"Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM" <Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>

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Subject:	Returned mail: too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>
From:	Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 23:36:03 -1000
To:	"firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM>, "postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil" <postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>

The original message was received at Thu, 25 Apr 1996 23:35:59 -1000
from uucp @
 localhost

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554 too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @
 GreatCircle .
 COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @
 gccs .
 cpf .
 navy .
 mil>

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Subject:	Re: Cisco 11.0(7) bugs anyone?
From:	Paul Ferguson <pferguso @ cisco . com>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:51:31 -1000
To:	Bill Stout <bill . stout @ hds-gw . hidata . com>
Cc:	"Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM" <Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>

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Subject:	Returned mail: too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM> via gccs-fw.cpf.navy.mil, to <shadixdl @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>
From:	Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:06:07 -1000
To:	"firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM>, "postmaster @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil" <postmaster @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>

The original message was received at Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:06:07 -1000
from gccs-fw.cpf.navy.mil [204.34.183.1]

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554 too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @
 GreatCircle .
 COM> via gccs-fw.cpf.navy.mil, to <shadixdl @
 gccs .
 cpf .
 navy .
 mil>

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Subject:	Re: Sendmail with firewall relay.
From:	Marc Binderberger <marc @ sniff . franken . de>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:21:44 -1000
To:	Rick Hicks <rhicks @ MO . NET>
Cc:	"firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>

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Subject:	Returned mail: too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>
From:	Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:34:39 -1000
To:	"firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM>, "postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil" <postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>

The original message was received at Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:34:39 -1000
from uucp @
 localhost

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554 too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @
 GreatCircle .
 COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @
 gccs .
 cpf .
 navy .
 mil>

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Subject:	Re: looking for NAT vendors
From:	Charles Ragan <Charles_Ragan @ INS . COM>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 15:24:58 -1000
To:	Brian Murrell <Brian_Murrell @ bctel . net>
Cc:	"firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>

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Subject:	Returned mail: too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @ gccs . cpf . navy . mil>
From:	Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 19:18:43 -1000
To:	"firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls-owner @ GreatCircle . COM>, "postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil" <postmaster @ gccs-fw . cpf . navy . mil>

The original message was received at Thu, 25 Apr 1996 19:18:43 -1000
from uucp @
 localhost

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
554 too many hops 18 (17 max): from <firewalls-owner @
 GreatCircle .
 COM> via localhost, to <shadixdl @
 gccs .
 cpf .
 navy .
 mil>

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Subject:	Re: Firewall-1 problems
From:	Pierre Roy <Pierre . Roy @ videotron . net>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 1996 10:29:25 -1000
To:	Blast <blast @ worldbit . com>
Cc:	"firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM" <firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>

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