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From: berleant@ut-sally.UUCP (Dan Berleant)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Can mail be accepted where it isn't sent?
Message-ID: <6794@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 02:38:50 EST
Article-I.D.: ut-sally.6794
Posted: Thu Jan  8 02:38:50 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 8-Jan-87 05:42:31 EST
Reply-To: berleant@ut-sally.UUCP (Dan Berleant)
Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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Summary: Personal email accidentally posted to newsgroup?

O.k. electronic detectives! Recently in one of the newsgroups
someone posted a message which was considered inappropriate by
many who probably flamed him in a big way. He followed up with
an apology, claiming that:
1) He received a copy of someone else's posting, but by email.
2) He sent a personal reply in response.
3) His response ended up posted in the newsgroup.

He accused his intended recipient of posting it (unlikely). His
intended recipient said he never sent him any copy and accused
him of ...
OK, you get the idea. The question is, what really happened?
Can a mailer mess things up by accident? Could a 3rd party
send someone a message with an edited header that would route
a reply to some other location? In short, what gives?!?

thanks,
Dan Berleant
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