I don't think I have ever met Chip Old or David Lodge, but its surely nice
to read some concise information re ISP's etc, even when it doesn't
currently apply to me. Its a shame we can't all write as proficiently!
Cheers, "Bob".
> From: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 00:58:52 -0400 (EDT)
> To: MG-T <mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: No mail
>
> On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, David Lodge wrote:
>
>> Need your help again! My ISP has just told me that my e-mail was
>> re-directed back to my former (and now discontinued) e-mail address
>> (Mac.com), and obviously without my knowledge!! Now I am far from being
>> a cyber-whiz and I'd like to know a), has anyone else experienced the
>> same, and b) how this is possible given all the ballyhoo about 'Net
>> security, passwords and so on.
>
> David,
>
> Wait a sec while I remove my MG hat and put on my ISP hat. Okay, ready.
>
> I doubt that this is a security or password issue. There are several
> possibilities, so let's do a test. I'm sending three copies
> of this message: One addressed to mg-t@autox.team.net, one addressed to
> mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com, and one addressed to lodge@shaw.ca.
>
> If you don't receive any of them, then indeed mail addressed to
> lodge@shaw.ca is being redirected elsewhere. If so, it has to be your
> ISP's mail server that is doing it. When a remote mail server has a
> message addressed to lodge@shaw.ca, it does a lookup in the Domain Name
> Service (DNS) to find out the address of the mail server for the shaw.ca
> domain. It then connects to that mail server and delivers the message.
> The receiving mail server then deposits the message in your mailbox. It
> would redirect the message to some other address only if it was configured
> to do so. You'll need to talk to shaw.ca (is that Shaw Cable?) about it,
> because it's their problem.
>
> On the other hand if you receive the copy directly to lodge@shaw.ca, but
> not the one addressed to mg-t@autox.team.net and/or the one addressed to
> mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com, the most likely explanation is that the two
> mailing lists are still sending to your old address. You have to tell
> them about your new address.
>
> --
> Chip Old (Francis E. Old) E-Mail: fold@bcpl.net
> Manager, BCPL Network Services Phone: 410-887-6180
> Manager, BCPL.NET Internet Services FAX: 410-887-2091
> 320 York Road
> Towson, MD 21204 USA
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