It's relatively easy for spammers to spoof your address without you having a
virus. You would then get any resultant replies. That might be what's
happening. It happens to me frequently with Topica lists.
----- Original Message -----
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: EASI Digest - 19 May 2004 to 20 May 2004 (#2004-96)
> This has been happening (for a few weeks now) to me also.
> Ed
>
> Quoting Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > There is one message totalling 106 lines in this issue.
> >
> > Topics of the day:
> >
> > 1. Your message to [log in to unmask]
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
> > EASI November courses are:
> > Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business
> Benefits
> > of Accessible IT Design:
> > http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
> > EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
> >
> > >>> Error in line 8 of EASI.MAILTPL: unknown formatting command <<<
> > -> ............. <-
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 10:44:46 -0700
> > From: Misty Green <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Your message to [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Hello,
> > I keep receiving this message and I have not sent anything to the list.
My
> > computer has been checked for viruses and it appears clear. Does anyone
> > have
> > a copy of what I supposedly sent?
> >
> > Confused and very apologetic,
> >
> > Misty Green
> > Information Services Coordinator
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: * EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of L-Soft list server at
> > St. John's University (1.8d)
> > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:38 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Your message to [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > Mon, 17 May 2004 00:38:14
> >
> > Your message to [log in to unmask] has been forwarded
to
> > the "list owners" (the people who manage the EASI list). If you wanted
to
> > reach a human being, you used the correct procedure and you can
ignore
> > the remainder of this message. If you were trying to send a command
for
> > the computer to execute, please read on.
> >
> > The EASI list is managed by a LISTSERV server. LISTSERV commands
should
> > always be sent to the "LISTSERV" address,
ie
> > [log in to unmask] LISTSERV never tries to process
messages
> > sent to the EASI-request address; it simply forwards them to a
human
> > being, and acknowledges receipt with the present message.
> >
> > The "listname-request" convention originated on the Internet a long
time
> > ago. At the time, lists were always managed manually, and this
address
> > was defined as an alias for the person(s) in charge of the mailing
list.
> > You would write to the "listname-request" address to ask for
information
> > about the list, ask to be added to the list, make suggestions about
the
> > contents and policy, etc. Because this address was always a human
being,
> > people knew and expected to be talking to a human being, not to
a
> > computer. Unfortunately, some recent list management packages
screen
> > incoming messages to the "listname-request" address and attempt
to
> > determine whether they are requests to join or leave the list. They
look
> > for words such as "subscribe," "add," "leave," "off," and so on. If
they
> > decide your message is a request to join or leave the list, they
update
> > the list automatically; otherwise, they forward the message to the
list
> > owners. Naturally, this means that if you write to the list owners
about
> > someone else's unsuccessful attempts to leave the list, you stand
good
> > chances of being automatically removed from the list, whereas the
list
> > owners will never receive your message. No one really benefits from
this.
> > There is no reliable mechanism to contact a human being for
assistance,
> > and you can never be sure whether your request will be interpreted as
a
> > command or as a message to the list owners. This is why LISTSERV uses
two
> > separate addresses, one for the people in charge of the list and one
for
> > the computer that runs it. This way you always know what will
happen,
> > especially if you are writing in a language other than English.
> >
> > In any case, if your message was a LISTSERV command, you should
now
> > resend it to [log in to unmask] The list owners know
that
> > you have received this message and may assume that you will resend
the
> > command on your own. You will find instructions for the most
common
> > administrative requests below.
> >
> > *********************
> > * TO LEAVE THE LIST *
> > *********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: SIGNOFF EASI
> >
> > ********************
> > * TO JOIN THE LIST *
> > ********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE EASI
> >
> > ************************
> > * FOR MORE INFORMATION *
> > ************************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: "HELP" or "INFO" (without the
quotes).
> > HELP will give you a short help message and INFO a list of the
documents
> > you can order.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
> > EASI November courses are:
> > Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business
> > Benefits of Accessible IT Design:
> > http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
> > EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
> >
> > >>> Error in line 8 of EASI.MAILTPL: unknown formatting command <<<
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> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > End of EASI Digest - 19 May 2004 to 20 May 2004 (#2004-96)
> > **********************************************************
> >
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
> EASI November courses are:
> Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business
Benefits of Accessible IT Design:
> http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
> EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
>
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>
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See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
EASI November courses are:
Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business Benefits of Accessible IT Design:
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
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