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From: hoyt@bessie.nac.dec.com (Kurt Hoyt)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: How can I remain calm?
Message-ID: <1240@decatl.dec.com>
Date: 16 Oct 89 12:30:35 GMT
References: <1989Oct11.211031.10051@ee.rochester.edu> <1989Oct11.215444.11983@rpi.edu> <35575@apple.Apple.COM> <1239@decatl.dec.com> <1989Oct13.222254.1415@rpi.edu>
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Reply-To: hoyt@bessie.UUCP (Kurt Hoyt)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Alpharetta, GA
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>Kurt> I have received 35 of these -- no make that 36: another just
>Kurt> arrived -- is there anyway to shut this down at my end without
>Kurt> turning off news?
>
>I'm not quite sure I understand this.  You've received 36 of the sys
>files that were sent to moocow?  You mean via UUCP in your spool area

No, I mean I received (in the end) around 45 sendsys control messages. In
effect, moocow was sent (unsuccessfully, perhaps) 45 copies of my sys file.
I wanted to know how to shutdown the sendsys request I was getting about
once an hour. Some time on Friday, it stopped as silently as it began. Someone
upstream must have done something....


Kurt Hoyt
Digital Equipment Corporation
hoyt@decatl.dec.com
"Excuse me, doctor, I'm receiving several distress calls."