Subject: NETCOM REPLIES RE: PINE PROB.

From: [email-masked] (Rex Wockner)
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 00:01:31 GMT

From: Netcom Support <[email-masked]>

Rex Wockner writes:

> As of yesterday (but never before), when I put more than 25 addresses
> (from one of my pine distribution lists) into a To:, Cc: or Bcc: header of
> pine, I get an error message of "bus error" or "memory fault" right after
> the "sending message" notation but before the "message sent" notation --
> and the message is, in fact, *not* being sent. Please advise. 
> 
> It works fine with 24 addresses. This problem did not exist previously. 
> I've put over 100 addresses in sometimes in the past.
> 
> [email-masked]

The 'bus error' in Pine that happens when you have more than 25
addresses in a 'To:', 'Cc:', or 'Bcc:' field is due to a bug in
sendmail.  We recently upgraded sendmail from version 8.6.9 to version
8.6.10, and this bug only occurs in the later version.  Our system
administrators are looking into the problem, and hope to resolve it
soon.  Until then, and in general if you want to send email to more
than 25 addresses at once, we recommend using the 'massmail' program.
You can find out more about this program from the manual pages.  Type:

man massmail

at the netcom prompt.  

If you continue to have problems or questions, please email us or call
us at (408) 983-5970 (open 24 hrs./day).

Tara
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NETCOM On-line Communication Services               Technical Support Staff
24-hour Support Line: 408-983-5970                       [email-masked]

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