dead postmasters

[japester.livejournal.com]

X-posted to personal journal too.

why is it that stupid people were allowed onto the internet?

I'd like to take a shotgun to people who don't know how to configure their mailservers.

(all details shown to mock the stupid)

to wit:

The original message was received at Sun, 22 May 2005 23:06:42 -0400
from asclepius3.uwa.edu.au [130.95.128.60]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
pmaster@pmaster.mail.wesleyan.edu
(reason: 550 5.0.0 <pmaster@facstaff.wesleyan.edu>... User over disk quota)
(expanded from: <pmaster@wesleyan.edu>)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to facstaff.wesleyan.edu.:

>>>>>> DATA

<<< 550 5.0.0 <pmaster@facstaff.wesleyan.edu>... User over disk quota
550 5.1.1 pmaster@pmaster.mail.wesleyan.edu... User unknown
<<< 503 5.0.0 Need RCPT (recipient)


postmaster? over disk quota?
furrfu!

Comments

[thecrazyfinn.livejournal.com]

Well problem #1 is they're using a RFC-incompliant postmaster address. Either that or this is some guy named P. Master (possible, but unlikely considering I checked their Phone Directory).

[prozacnation.livejournal.com]

Not sure.

I found the address (or close to it) on google. (http://listserv.utk.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0107&L=shs&T=0&F=&S=&P=16665)

Reply-To: Wesleyan Vacation E-mail System <pmaster@mail.wesleyan.edu>
Sender: Student Health Services <shs@listserv.utk.edu>
From: Wesleyan Vacation E-mail System <pmaster@mail.wesleyan.edu>
Subject: Ruth Blauer is on vacation
Content-Type: text

The Wesleyan University Health Service is closed for the summer and will reopen on August 27, 2001. However, I will be checking my email messages while on vacation and will get back to you as soon as possible. Have a great summer. ******************** LISTSERV INFORMATION Send mail to SHS@LISTSERV.UTK.EDU Address for any commands: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UTK.EDU Commands to leave list: SIGNOFF SHS to digest postings: SET SHS DIGEST to temporarily leave the list: SET SHS NOMAIL to sign back on the list: SET SHS MAIL Access Archives of list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/shs.html To join list: Listserv@listserv.utk.edu Message: SUB SHS YourName To leave list: Listserv@listserv.utk.edu Message: Signoff SHS YourName

[jecook]

Bingo.

And even though postmaster gets a trainload of crap (ALL the spam bounces, and other junk), it should be at least accessible to the network admin/s. This way, genuine problems can actually be looked at in some manner. (like bounce loops, evidence that the domain is being blacklisted, etc...)

[japester.livejournal.com]

too true .... too true.
now where did my nigerian scammers go

[klytus.livejournal.com]

A fool and his money were lucky to have even gotten together in the first place.