From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 14:39:17 -0800 (PST)
To: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Subject: Re: Mail Volume??
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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> 
> "Cynthia H. Brown" <cynthb@sonetis.com> writes:
> > Perhaps many of the 1400-odd subscribers belonged to unused accounts, or
> > accounts on dead systems.  With fewer names to process, this should speed
> > up the distribution significantly.
> 
> FWIW, onthe few occasions when I e-mailed the 1400 addresses directly, I got
> hundreds of bounces from nonexistent addresses.  I guess the 1400 silent
> supporters of moderation were another one of John Gilmore's lies.

I once, as a prank, sent mail to cypherpunks-outgoing-ksiuw@toad.com.
Since cypherpunks-outgoing-ksiuw is a simple sendmail alias, all bounces
went directly to me as my name was listed in the "From " field.

I got about a hundred or so bounces, some of which were results of
intermittent problems like full mailboxes, etc. (the actual number could
be 90% likely between 50 and 150 as I was not really counting).

	- Igor.