Xref: utzoo comp.sources.bugs:2821 comp.mail.uucp:5788 can.uucp:253 can.usrgroup:734 Newsgroups: comp.sources.bugs,comp.mail.uucp,can.uucp,can.usrgroup Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!fts1!latour!mcr From: mcr@Sandelman.OCUnix.On.Ca (Michael Richardson) Subject: Re: smail-2.5 fix for domain gateway routing Message-ID: <1991Jan29.042122.4891@Sandelman.OCUnix.On.Ca> Organization: Sandelman Software Works, Debugging Department, Ottawa, ON References: <1991Jan23.061830.19719@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1991Jan24.034941.3360@Sandelman.OCUnix.On.Ca> <1991Jan24.114641.5326@mp.cs.niu.edu> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 91 04:21:22 GMT In article <1991Jan24.114641.5326@mp.cs.niu.edu> rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) writes: >In article <1991Jan24.034941.3360@Sandelman.OCUnix.On.Ca> mcr@Sandelman.OCUnix.On.Ca (Michael Richardson) writes: > >> The IDA systems seems to prefer rabid-rerouting (it certainly makes >>it easier) but doesn't seem to insist upon it. > This is not true. The standard announced IDA package will not do any >rerouting other than deliberately chosen in user databases, and NEVER does >'rabid rerouting' -- i.e. never removes uucp hosts from the address. I got the impression that this was an option. I did not investigate it further. Rabid-rerouting DOES have its place. The whole world isn't the Internet, and there may well be sub-nets and local organisations that are sure they know the right way to do things. >> The package does to header simplification. That is, it will change the >header address: uunode1!uunode2!full.domain.name!user to >full.domain.name!user (which it may reformat as >user@full.domain.name). In other words, it can undo some of the bad effects of some rabid-rerouters --- the desire to rewrite as full.domain.name!user which then gets further munged by the addition of uunode!full.domain.name!user several hops later. Nice! >the envelope. It is based on the principal of using a simple address as >possible, but following the envelope recipient addresses so that manual >override is possible where needed. Good. I appologize for any hints of mad-dog syndrome in IDA. >=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= > Neil W. Rickert, Computer Science > Northern Illinois Univ. > DeKalb, IL 60115 +1-815-753-6940 -- :!mcr!: | The postmaster never | - Pay attention only Michael Richardson | resolves twice. | to _MY_ opinions. - HOME: mcr@sandelman.ocunix.on.ca + Small Ottawa nodes contact me Bell: (613) 237-5629 + about joining ocunix.on.ca!