On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:44:06 +0200, martin wrote:
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:49:52 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:
What is NNTP?

NNTP-Posting-Host is one of the fields in the header - see above. The
prats who forge names use a limited number of them.
Martin

Looking at the NNTP 82.17.130.19 for the 'wrong' (multi-x-posting)
'Alan' leads to :
82.17.130.19, cpc3-blac2-6-0-cust19.manc.cable.ntl.com
so unless there is a way to spoof the nntp he is on NTL cable (or a
cable client of NTL ?)


There are two (that I have seen so far) NNTPs for our
(uk.rec.gardening) Alan, thus:
82.26.27.2
goes to 62.253.121.42 : winn-bam-1-ge100.inet.ntl.com
and then times out before finding the next machine in line. (but see
below)
and the second 82.26.27.239
goes to a penultimate machine -
62.253.121.46 : winn-bam-1-ge110.inet.ntl.com
(similar to the one above) before arriving at the final machine-
82.26.27.239 : client-82-26-27-239.winn.adsl.virgin.net
this last link also frequently times out before reaching ( or times
out at ) the virgin machine.

Looks like Virgin is hosted by NTL then ?