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From: Makey@Snoopy.Logicon.COM (Jeff Makey)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: More routing question information
Message-ID: <870@Snoopy.Logicon.COM>
Date: 3 Jan 91 22:39:08 GMT
References: <1990Dec30.194331.16965@vmp.com> <116623@uunet.UU.NET> <1991Jan01.085110.10170@chinet.chi.il.us>
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In article <1991Jan01.085110.10170@chinet.chi.il.us> les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes:
>Even if the machines share common uucp connections, there is no reason
>for anyone but the mx-er and forwarder to know what the DNS name means.

There is no good reason *not* to know the DNS names of your UUCP
neighbors, and to be able to route directly to them regardless of the
name used.  It makes little sense to make a long-distance call to
uunet (or wherever) just to send mail down the street.

                           :: Jeff Makey

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