[ietf-822] inventive syntax, at least

Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt@gulbrandsen.priv.no> Wed, 12 November 2014 18:16 UTC

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Subject: [ietf-822] inventive syntax, at least
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Someone's spamming the globe with messages like this:

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There are about 15 header fields, all alike. I'm curious. Do any of you 
know whether anyone is falling for it?

Arnt