The problem you wrote about is one that happens from time to time on email  
discussion groups, and unfortunately there is not a whole lot that can be  
done about it.  Here's what happened: 
 
One of the people responding to the Time in economic theory conf. posting  
had an automatic code attached to their message that asked for receipt  
confirmation.  Anyone on the list whose email reader is programmed to  
respond to requests for confirmation will now automatically send a RCPT:  
confirmation when they open that particular message. 
 
If you want to avoid the problem, do the following: ensure that your  
program does not ask for, or respond to, receipt confirmation  
requests.  When RCPT: confirmations do appear on the list, simply delete  
the messages. 
 
There's not much else one can do, once the loop is initiated, except wait  
it out. 
 
Ross 
listowner - HES 
 
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