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Re: [OM] Please do something about Rick Beckrich's auto reply

Subject: Re: [OM] Please do something about Rick Beckrich's auto reply
From: "Giles" <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 20:20:20 +0000
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
References: <200004130131.VAA05796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Please do something about Rick Beckrich's auto reply
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:46:18 -0500

I called earlier today.  I was the second list member to call.  It may have
been turned off already, but hasn't caught up yet.  Or, worst case, they
don't know how.

Realistically, he needs to be uns*ub'd until he returns.

Tom

> Well, it appears that Rick went on vacation and set his mailer to
> send out auto replies.  For every message anyone on the list send
> out, Rick's mailer will send out one auto reply, which will be
> forwarded to Rick's mailer, which will send out another auto reply
> and so on and so on...  Eventually all of our storage devices will
> be filled with Rick's auto replies.  There was a Unix legend about
> these auto replies bringing down the "net" as it existed in the
> early '70s.
>
> So, should someone call Scott Smith or Roderick Lewis at
> 1-800-517-7370 as Rick suggested and have them turn off the auto
> reply for Rick?  Since this is an "urgent matter".



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