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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: net.news.sa,net.news.adm
Subject: gateway madness - hplabs again?
Message-ID: <222@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 10-May-86 13:08:05 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.222
Posted: Sat May 10 13:08:05 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 13-May-86 01:05:47 EDT
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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HELP!!!

We just received hundreds of duplicated articles that appear to have had the
headers modified by somebody's gateway software!

The headers have been modifed such that the 'domain' (ie .rat.XXX) subfields
in the Message-ID fields have been removed.  Also, the From: line has had the
had the originators name information removed.

Obviously, since the article id has been modified, it doesn't match any
previous copies of the article that have come in through other paths, and
another copy is stored and retransmitted - BIG WASTE OF $$$

Based on the type of mutilation, this looks like someone is 'reinterpreting'
the headers for a gateway or with a 'smart' RFC822 mailer or something.  If
this is hplabs 'testing' some new software again, I am most unhappy - perhaps
a more controlled test environment would result in less nation-wide distress?


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Z Relay-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP
Z Path: cbmvax!caip!seismo!mcvax!ukc!icdoc!lmjm
Z From: lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk (Lee M J McLoughlin)
Z Newsgroups: net.bugs.uucp,net.unix-wizards
Z Subject: Re: Satellite delays slow UUCP
Z Message-ID: <322@ivax.doc.ic.ac.uk>
Z Date: 28 Apr 86 21:48:28 GMT
Z Date-Received: 1 May 86 00:15:26 GMT
Z References: <800@oliveb.UUCP>
Z Reply-To: lmjm@icdoc.UUCP (Lee M J McLoughlin)
Z 
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Z Relay-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP
Z Path: cbmvax!bpa!burdvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hpda!hpisoa2!hpitg!ivax!lmjm@ivax
Z From: lmjm%ivax@ivax.UUCP
Z Newsgroups: net.bugs.uucp
Z Subject: Re: Satellite delays slow UUCP
Z Message-ID: <322@ivax>
Z Date: 29 Apr 86 06:48:00 GMT
Z Date-Received: 10 May 86 10:13:16 GMT
Z References: <800@oliveb>
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George Robbins - now working with,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)