UK-BSE List Problems/CompuServe

From: cezton@nvg.unit.no (Kjetil Friden)

Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Hola!

There has been some serious problems on the mailing list
"UK-BSE" at majordomo@pvv.unit.no
This is a list for the European version of the PBM game
Beyond the Stellar Empire.

What happened was that one mailbox at CompuServe was full and
to our amazement sent messages back to the list for every message to the
full mailbox as "undelivered message" containing the mail.  Since this is
a mailing list that spreads to all on the list (including the originator),
this multiplied like hell and generated hundeds of messages.  This person
was removed fom the list, but too late, as other CompuServe mailboxes were
filled as well, and we got hell here.  I believe that it has been fixed
now, either by removing all CompuServers from the list, or closing it down
for a while.

So, to all those who were taken off the list:
You have been taken note of, and could contact uk-bse-owner@pvv.unit.no
about it.  He has a list, so you could just subscribe again, and you might
also get the essence of whatever was lost (probably little) from him.

To all CompuServers: This is a majo fuckup from this net provider.  If you
are a paying customer, CompuServe is likely to agree to pay it, or face
you in court.  Any extra expense due to this is thus = CompuServes
problem.  And MOST IMPORTANT, get clear your mailboxes, and make sure you
have big enough boxes, OR unsubcribe everything while away.

To all affected by the event: I believe the CompuServe with certainty can
be made fully responsible for any economic losses due to this.  Myself, I
call it an unintented act of terrorism againt Internet, but that's me.

Share this with any involved persons you get by.

Myself, I have little to do with the list or CompuServe, but I was the
only one that could get things fixed (read: make others fix it).  The
owner was away, and that's as typical as things get...