Here is something I got from my Fidonet hub this morning.
The first thing wrong with it is the email address in the "From:" field. It SHOULD read
>From: Bob_Womble@1:130/41.0.FidoNet
Normal users will miss this and their email replies will most certainly BOUNCE.
The next thing wrong is the fact that my message topic posting was removed by the regional fidonet system upstream from my fidonet hub, because TeleFinder Mail Server put that crap in the "To:" field instead of the intended recipient which is in the original message.
>To: Daniel O'Leary >From: Bob_Womble@1:130/41.0@570.200010092312.000104CF.FidoNet >Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 22:51:43 >Subject: Grunged Message Detected >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Imported-Via: /Fidonet >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > >* Forwarded (from: Netmail) by Bob Womble using timEd 1.10.y2k+. >* Originally from John Souvestre (1:396/1) to SysOp (1:130/41). >* Original dated: Mon Oct 09, 11:53 > >This is to inform you of what seems to be a discrepancy between a >message >from your system and the currently accepted specifications for echo >mail. > >The message was not deleted or modified in any way, and was passed on. >This >copy is sent to you for information purposes only, to help you find the >source of the problem and fix it. > >The discrepancy noted in the message, as received here, was: > > 1) 'To' name field empty > >The message was in the MACHW area. > > To: > From: Daniel O'Leary > Date: 09 Oct 00 00:57:44 >Subject: Re: Beige G3 266 > >Routing information: > - Origin: KloneZone* Ft Worth, TX * SYSTEM7-MAC_TELEFINDER >(1:130/1015.0) >SEEN-BY: 130/41 1015 396/1 >^aPATH: 130/1015 41 > >If you do not understand this explanation, please contact your NEC or >REC to >to assist in interpreting it and for help in solving any problems. >Possibly >the message was grunged before it got to your system or perhaps it is a >duplicate due to a problem on some other system. Regardless, your NEC >should >be able to help you in finding the source of the problem and fixing it. > >If you and your NEC/REC believe this message is in error, please contact >me. > >Thank you for your cooperation, > >John Souvestre
