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From: tr@samadams.princeton.edu (Tom Reingold)
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Subject: forwarding mail through att (was: Rich $alz is still alive)
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Date: 26 Nov 90 22:12:23 GMT
References: <1898.273bd977@dcs.simpact.com> <2992@litchi.bbn.com> <964@iiasa.UUCP> <1990Nov24.163906.19793@chinet.chi.il.us>
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In article <1990Nov24.163906.19793@chinet.chi.il.us>
laird@chinet.chi.il.us (Laird J. Heal) writes:

$ [...]  att, for
$ example, is listed by pitt in the u.usa.pa maps as "the world's biggest
$ leaf node" because they normally deny forwarding privileges to mail.>

Slight correction:  They forward within AT&T but not outside it.  For
example, sending to uunet!att!sitea!siteb!joe will work if sitea and
siteb are AT&T machines.  Sending to att!uunet!sitec!joe will not
work.
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        Tom Reingold
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