Please, if you are subscribed to this list at work or at home and you
have an automatic message that goes out when you are not in to tell
someone who has sent you and email, that you are not in the office or
home, unsub from the list before going away or don't join the list.
Today, was the second time within a month were I have been hit with
hundreds of email caught up with computers talking to computers. The
first time I was away for a day and came home to over 1,000 bounce
messages sent to me! What happens is the automatic messager, when they
get a post from the list, sends out the "I am away from the office"
message to the list. Rootsweb's computer then sends them "help email"
because the message wasn't addressed properly. When the help message is
sent, I get a copy of the "I am away from the office message". When the
"help" message is received at the office, the messager sends another "I
am away from the office message", then rootsweb send "help" and I get a
copy.....
This morning I just receive over 100 messages and I was away from the
computer for only 2 hrs. I immediately unsubbed the person because I
recognized what happened. The first time I thought it was a virus or
something. I have put the subber on a reject list so he/she will not be
able to sub again without going to me first and he/she will have to
assure me, the automatic message answerer is shut off.
Thanks for you cooperation.
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Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner
http://www.connorsgenealogy.com
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