Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!tut!kannel!Kimmo.Suominen From: Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Help configuring Sendmail to route unknown addresses Message-ID: Date: 15 Aug 90 14:03:52 GMT References: <558@dptechno.UUCP> Sender: kim@kannel.lut.fi Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Lines: 24 In-reply-to: dave@dptechno.uucp's message of 14 Aug 90 23:38:24 GMT Disclaimer: These are my opinions unless otherwise stated >>>>> On 14 Aug 90 23:38:24 GMT, dave@dptechno.uucp (Dave Lee) said: Dave> HOWEVER, the current sendmail file parses the above as Dave> (uunet!joe)@some.system.somewhere Dave> Instead of Dave> uunet!(joe@some.system.somewhere) That is IMHO the usual way if parsing - @ takes precedence. If you change it and let out those hybrid addresses, they might just be delivered back to you from another site. Better is to change the address totally to a bang address or use the %-kludge. That is: use either one of uunet!some.system.somewhere!joe joe%some.system.somewhere@uunet.UUCP and you'll be much better off. To have a relay mail host, use the DR-definition in sendmail.cf and use the line you want to in the part, where these unknown addresses en up (search for the string "General disposition"). Leave preferably only one of the examples uncommented. -- Kim --- "That's what I think."