looping

[Darrell Schulte <dschulte @ facstaff . wisc . edu>]

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I've been using majordomo for a good while now, but have never seen this
one and was wondering if anyone had a solution.  If there is one at all.

I've got a closed list with a restriction on posting (just me).  What I
believe is happening: 1) original message to list goes out, 2) hits an
address/server that sez no way, and 3) bounces the message back to the list
as me.

Header information for the first message:
Return-Path: owner-sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu
Received: from [144.92.9.41] by mail4.doit.wisc.edu
          id NAA40278 (8.9.1/50); Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:26:19 -0600
Received: from [144.92.15.202] by mail2.doit.wisc.edu
          id NAA253446 (8.9.1/50); Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:26:18 -0600
Received: (from majordomo@localhost)
	by news2.news.wisc.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA05805
	for sbtn-list; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:30:10 -0600
Received: from mail5.doit.wisc.edu (mail5.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.104.215])
	by news2.news.wisc.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA05802
	for <sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu>; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:30:10 -0600
Received: from [144.92.15.71] by mail5.doit.wisc.edu
          id NAA35936 (8.9.1/50); Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:26:14 -0600
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Message-Id: <v04020a2db32abb90456b@[144.92.15.71]>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:23:20 -0500
To: sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu
From: Darrell Schulte <dschulte@facstaff.wisc.edu>
Subject: The Why Files: oceanblues
Sender: owner-sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu
Precedence: bulk

Header information from the subsequent responses:
Return-Path: owner-sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu
Received: from [144.92.9.41] by mail4.doit.wisc.edu
          id NAA16720 (8.9.1/50); Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:26:32 -0600
Received: from [144.92.15.202] by mail2.doit.wisc.edu
          id NAA254006 (8.9.1/50); Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:26:30 -0600
Received: (from majordomo@localhost)
	by news2.news.wisc.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA05819
	for sbtn-list; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:30:18 -0600
Received: from fcis.concentra.be (gateway.rug.be [193.74.81.1])
	by news2.news.wisc.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA05810
	for <sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu>; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:30:16 -0600
Message-id: <fc.3b9aca00215be0913b9aca00215be091.267cae@concentra.be>
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 14:23:20 +0000
Subject: The Why Files: oceanblues
X-FC-MachineGenerated: true
To: sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu
From: dschulte@facstaff.wisc.edu (dschulte@facstaff.wisc.edu)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Sender: owner-sbtn@news2.news.wisc.edu
Precedence: bulk

and then loop continues until I kill it.  Usually what I see is a repeating
message with the message footer continually being appended to subequent
messages, the From: line changing to what the subsequent responses are and
a timestamp of messages repeating every hour.

I realize simply removing the offending address from the list will solve
the problem until another one like it comes along.  And, I really wasn't
looking forward to adding a moderator approval option to the list (one more
step for me -- it is after all restricted to my posting).

What can be done when a message gets sent back to the list when it
"appears" to be from me?  Anything?  SOL?

Thanks.


Darrell
_____________________________________________________________________
          Darrell A. Schulte - dschulte@facstaff.wisc.edu
 University of Wisconsin-Madison - Office of News and Public Affairs
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