> Is there any reason why all mail to the list recently as been arriving like > the one below > > rob > > ========Original Message======== > Subj: [N'Yorks] Returned mail: User unknown I was also a bit surprised to see the letter I had sent to this list and from which I have already received 3 replies being returned as ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com user unknown. Suspect that alsiboy@ntlworld.com is having a puerile chuckle. Suspect it is all too easy for someone to subscribe to a list then cause disruption in this way. B wishes John

It looks to me as though "alsiboy" is using Mailwasher or a similar anti-spam program. He has probably blacklisted ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com either accidentally or deliberately. Mailwasher will then return a "Returned mail : User unknown" message to a sender. This looks like it is a genuine "user unknown" message from the ISP. The idea is that the recipient then removes your address from their list. I use Mailwasher, and it cuts down the amount of spam that I get, so it is useful in that way. With some sources of spam, it is definitely a bad idea to send a message saying "please remove me from your list" or even to follow up their "unsubscribe" options, as this shows them that they have found a genuine address and that you will respond to them. However it is a pain if you end up blocking "friendly" addresses. If it continues, we ought to ask the list administrator to remove him from the list. Richard Thomson ----- Original Message ----- From: "john cullwick" <lsa@globalnet.co.uk> To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [N'Yorks] Returned mail: User unknown > > Is there any reason why all mail to the list recently as been arriving > like > > the one below > > > > rob > > > > ========Original Message======== > > Subj: [N'Yorks] Returned mail: User unknown > > I was also a bit surprised to see the letter I had sent to this list and > from which I have already received 3 replies being returned as > ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com user unknown. > > Suspect that alsiboy@ntlworld.com is having a puerile chuckle. Suspect it > is all too easy for someone to subscribe to a list then cause disruption in > this way. > > B wishes > > John > > ______________________________