Usenet-to-Email error

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Vicki Richman (vicric@panix.com)
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 08:46:33 -0400 (EDT)

I have a four-part FAQ on the National Writers Union. It is
posted to alt.union.natl-writers.

I just received a complaint from someone who received the
last part of my FAQ as email, apparently with my address as
the sender. He demanded that I remove his name from my
"mailing list." I have no mailing list, and I never sent my
FAQ to him or to anyone else who did not ask for it.

Unfortunately, the complaint did not copy the complete set
of headers on the offensive email. I have asked the
complainant to send me every header, including every
'Received: ' header. However, I doubt that complainant has
saved the email, so that avenue may well be closed.

I vaguely recall that Chris Lewis had a similar problem
about a year ago.

What's curious is that the complaint came five days after I
posted my current FAQ, and that it is the only complaint I
have ever received. That suggests an intentional forged
mailing rather than failed Usenet-to-Email software.

Vicki Richman
vicric@panix.com

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