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Subject:Re: Vanagon List ?
From:Mbob1950
Date:Tue, 5 Dec 2017 08:31:33 -0600

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> On Dec 5, 2017, at 08:13, Mark McCulley <mark.mcculley@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I am receiving emails from gerry again, in my gmail account.
> 
> -Mark
> 
>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:41 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I restarted gerry again at about 8 last night.  It’s done nothing in the
>> past. So I again assume that Tom worked some magic that started the mail
>> flowing again.  I have about a dozen messages in my eoni.com mailbox.
>> Still nothing through gmail.
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 4, 2017, at 9:30 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>>> 
>>>               Jim
>>> 
>>>       Earlier today Eric Caron responded to My Query about List
>> Activity & sent it to "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" in Addition to the rest
>> of the
>>> 
>>> "Listers" that I had sent the Query to ~ Erics EM got through Via the
>> ListServe ~ As a test, I just replied to Erics EM & it also got through Via
>> the
>>> 
>>> ListServe ~ Thought this might help in figuring it out ~
>>> 
>>> 
>>              ORR ~ DeanB
>>> 
>>>> On 4 Dec , 2017, at 8:52 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have been trying to address this problem since the middle of
>> November.  It started with an inability of gmail users to receive email
>> from listserv.  Tom found that there was a compromise sending massive
>> quantities of mail to qq.com addresses. He patched that up and messages
>> appeared to flow again.
>>>> 
>>>> The downside to the gmail problem was that I have used my gmail account
>> for list admin messages for at least ten years.  Because of the gmail
>> problem, I was/am blind to any messages from gerry with status
>> information.  I simply do not receive and admin mail.  I logged onto the
>> administrative interface and attempted to reroute the admin mail to another
>> account and simply ended up locking myself out of the admin interface.  At
>> this point in time, all I can do is restart the gerry server.  I cannot
>> access anything else.  I can get to gerry. I cannot get to the listserv
>> software.
>>>> 
>>>> I’ve emailed Tom about the issue and I have to assume that he’s
>> addressing the issue.  The last update I had was Nov 20.
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>>> 
>>>>> There is definitely UCE flowing through Gerry.  :(
>>>>> 
>>>>> I see *many* connections from hosts in 163data.com.cn sending email
>> to destination addresses in qq.com.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have prohibited anybody from qq.com from joining the list and added
>> a block in the LSMTP mailer so that no messages can be sent to qq.com -
>> see attached.
>>>>> 
>>>>> TomC
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tom Carrington
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 4, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Well, you all CC’d Jim Arnott, he would be the person who still
>> interfaces with Tom Carrington concerning matters related to the Listserver.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I sent a message to the Listserv earlier, which is what you all should
>> do to confirm its status. Email listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with the words
>> “thank you” in the body of the email. If Gerry is working, you will get an
>> output message. If you get dead silence, then bring to the attention of
>> List Admin Jim Arnott or one of the Mods - David Beierl or BenT. No reply
>> to my query so Gerry appears be be asleep.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This message has also been bcc’d to TomC.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> BenT
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Dec 4, 2017, at 11:53 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> yup.... I didn't get anything for about a week now...
>>>> 
>>

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