Fuckers who don't read mail sent to postmaster

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From: Zack Weinberg
Subject: Fuckers who don't read mail sent to postmaster
Date: 02:57 on 09 Nov 2004
Fuckers at Princeton University can't be bothered to read mail sent to
postmaster@.

> Postmaster@xxxxxxxxx.xxx received the following e-mail from you. Either
> you directed mail to this address or your mail was redirected there for
> some reason.  The postmaster function is an automated system, and mail
> received is not read by anyone.
>
> If you are trying to reach the central computing organization at
> Princeton University, you should contact the OIT Help Desk. You can do
> this from the World Wide Web at http://helpdesk.princeton.edu, by
> calling 609-258-HELP, or by sending e-mail to helpdesk@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.
>
> For your convenience, here are some pointers to answers for several
> frequently asked questions.
>
> Directions for forwarding your e-mail from one server to another or from
> one e-mail address to another are outlined in the document found at
> http://helpdesk.princeton.edu/kb/display.plx?id=2754
>
> Information on locating people at Princeton can be found by following the
> Search link on the Princeton homepage: http://www.princeton.edu
>
> General information about Princeton and specific information about
> Admissions can be found by following the Admissions link at the bottom
> of the Princeton homepage to
> http://www.princeton.edu/Siteware/Admissions.shtml
>
> If your e-mail is being returned to you by postmaster or marked
> undeliverable, contact the CIT Help Desk for assistance in determining
> where the error is occurring.
>
> If you represent an Internet Service Provider or other service agency
> and need to contact a system administrator or other authority at
> Princeton University, please contact the OIT Help Desk, which will
> direct your request appropriately.

How is this a software hate, you ask.  Well, first, I was trying to be
a good old-fashioned netizen and tell them that they'd got virus-
infected library computers sending me crap.  And second, why the fuck
is it that MTAs are coded so that it is even POSSIBLE for postmaster@
to be autoresponded and bitbucketed?  It's not like this hasn't been a
problem approximately forever.  Let's see some drool-proofing, people.

zw

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