Re:

On 27 Sep 1998, Anonymous wrote:

>
> Paul is coming from AOL using Netscape as a mailer and using the
> open relay at cesvxa.ces.edu.

He's admitted this at least once in a sidebar on a message, as I seem to
recall, so it's nothing new. It does go to show conflict of interest, and
it could be claimed that he's trying to make himself feel better, I
suppose.

Looking back, he's used AOL for most of his postings, except for one I
came across which apparently came from an admin machine at ces.edu, so he
isn't exploiting some random open relay somewhere. Generally they all
route through ces.edu.

I can't speak for Paul, but I figure that he's probably doing what he once
said that he is, and using a modem link to AOL, using AOL for a routing
service, then routing mail through the relay at CES. I don't know why
someone would want to do that if they're sitting on a university network,
but it doesn't matter much.

I just checked: the relay does appear to be an open relay. I just hope
spammers don't wind up finding out which, of course, they probably will
after that post.

Can we have some signal somewhere, please?

<<snip>>
> I can't speak for Paul, but I figure that he's probably doing what he once
> said that he is, and using a modem link to AOL, using AOL for a routing
> service, then routing mail through the relay at CES. I don't know why
> someone would want to do that if they're sitting on a university network,
> but it doesn't matter much.

I only sat on a university network at work.  (the admin machine was
mine.)  Alas I no longer work there.  Shoot, I no longer work in that
state.  But it took longer to plug my computer back togeteher in the
motel room here than it did to get on the air with AOL here.
> 
> Can we have some signal somewhere, please?
> 
Certainly.  I just hate to leave things uncommented when they talk about
me.  I have made that mistake in the past (ignoring what people say
about me) and have had cause to regret it.

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