Bill Frantz writes:
When many of us at Netcom went a week without a feed, I tried to find out what was going on. The best explanation I could get was:\
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
The problem is toad.com is broken. It refuses to pass mail to an MX address,
Huh? I get my cypherpunks mail via an MX. Besides, the thing is running sendmail, which uses MX records.
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What I posted is what I received. They were the ONLY explanation(s) I received of a cause for the problem. My understanding of RFC822 and descendants is not good enough to offer a critique, but I do know that my, and a number of my friends toad.com feed was constipated for a week until the Exlax came thru. If you have a better explanation of what happened, I would be delighted to receive it. (BTW - I have notes from a number of non-Netcom subscribers who report no problems during the effected time.) Regards - Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Frantz | The CDA means | Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 | lost jobs and | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | dead teenagers | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA