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From: wisner@hayes.fai.alaska.edu (Bill Wisner)
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Subject: Re: Paths and Precedence (Re: Question about From: lines)
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Date: 9 Jul 90 08:02:40 GMT
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In-Reply-To: ches@alice.UUCP's message of 8 Jul 90 12:39:33 GMT

snoopy@sopwith:
>>Keep it simple, stupid.  Use bang paths.

Keep it simpler, stupid. Use user@host.

ches@alice:
>Much easier to teach, and the lay user can avoid the @/% jungle
entirely.

user@host is simpler than bang paths. One username, one hostname.

>postmaster@research.att.com

See?

Bill Wisner <wisner@hayes.fai.alaska.edu> Gryphon Gang Fairbanks AK 99775
"Of course, this isn't really the best way to do it. But seeing as you're
not quite as clever as I am -- in fact, none of you are anywhere near as
clever as I am -- we'll do it this way."