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From: Andy.Linton@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Andy Linton)
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Subject: Re: You can't get to Austria from here!
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Date: 9 Dec 90 21:10:09 GMT
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In article <1990Dec7.180244.13049@mp.cs.niu.edu>, rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu
(Neil Rickert) writes:

|> Just remove all such rules.  They cause more problems than they solve, and
|> today mail entering the internet with 'at' addresses is quite uncommon.
|> You don't need those rules any more.

I agree and if you want a reference to justify your decision for not
supporting the 'at' addresses:

In RFC 822, Appendix C.  DIFFERENCES FROM RFC #733,

C.5.5.  AT-SIGN

        The string " at " no longer is used as an  address  delimiter.
        Only at-sign ("@") serves the function.

This is dated August 13, 1982 - how long does it take to get this out of
the sytem? (:-)

andy