Some fun: a recent PRNCYB-L error message

Cliff Joslyn (cjoslyn@BINGSUNS.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU)
Mon, 18 Mar 1996 18:09:58 -0500


I have some housekeeping chores keeping PRNCYB-L going, but I thought
this one might amuse.

Forwarded message:
> From MAILER-DAEMON Mon Mar 4 12:44 EST 1996
> Message-Id: <199603041744.MAA23641@bingnfs1>
> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 12:04:56 +0000
> From: BITNET list server at BINGVMB (1.8a)
> <LISTSERV@BINGVMB.cc.binghamton.edu>
> Subject: PRNCYB-L: error report from WHITEHOUSE.GOV
> To: CJOSLYN@BINGSUNS.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU
> X-LSV-ListID: None
> Content-Type: text
> Content-Length: 1564
>
> The enclosed mail file has been identified as a delivery error for list
> PRNCYB-L because it was sent to the reserved 'owner-prncyb-l' mailbox.
>
> ------------------------------ Message in error
-------------------------------
> X-Delivery-Notice: SMTP MAIL FROM does not correspond to sender.
> Received: from BINGVMB (SMTP) by BINGVMB (Mailer R2.10 ptf000) with BSMTP id
> 2166; Mon, 04 Mar 96 12:04:55 ECT
> Received: from WhiteHouse.gov by BINGVMB.cc.binghamton.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2)
> with TCP; Mon, 04 Mar 96 12:04:55 ECT
> Received: (from root@localhost) by WhiteHouse.gov (8.7.1/uucp-relay) id
MAA17439
> for owner-PRNCYB-L@BINGVMB.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 12:04:14 -0500
> (EST)
> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 12:04:14 -0500 (EST)
> From: Tim Heberling <heberlit@WhiteHouse.gov>
> Message-Id: <199603041704.MAA17439@WhiteHouse.gov>
> To: owner-PRNCYB-L@BINGVMB.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU
> Subject: *** LISTSERV ATTACK - PLEASE READ ***
>
> Good Day!
>
> I am administrator of whitehouse.gov. Someone has spoofed-subscribed the
> following
> accounts to your listserver's services: first.lady@whitehouse.gov,
> vice.president@whitehouse.gov,
> and president@whitehouse.gov.
>
> I request that you unsubscribe them - I would use the normal method of sending
> an individual
> EMail with UNSUBSCRIBE in the message, but we are seeing hundreds of
> subscriptions: if you
> can do it in easier manner, it would be appreciated.
>
> If you have any questions please respond to heberling_t@a1.eop.gov. Please
> disregard this if
> you've already taken action.
>
> Regards,
> Tim Heberling
> White House Internet Services
>