Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!nocusuhs!nmrdc1!minixug!root From: root@minixug.mugnet.org (MINIXUG-ONLINE System Manager) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: WMAIL& ksh problems Message-ID: <9104234069@minixug.mugnet.org> Date: 24 Apr 91 18:40:28 GMT References: <51435@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Organization: MINIX User Group Holland (NLMUG) - MUGNET - Lines: 33 mike.irons@lynx.northeastern.edu () wrote: >> Hello Everyone: >> >> Why is the Sender line being written this way: >> >> >> From SFSS_Office@cc.sfu.ca Mon, 8 Apr 91 03:46:11 remote from sloth >> Path: sloth >> From: SFSS_Office@cc.sfu.ca (unknown flag) >> Received: by sloth.bc.ca (UMAIL 3.3/MINIX) with UUCP; >> Mon, 8 Apr 91 03:46:11 PDT >> Sender: unknown flag >> Organization: sloth prince george, b.c. ^^^^^^^^^^^-->This Can't >> To: sloth!chris@wimsey.bc.ca be right? >> Subject: new subject >> Message-Id: <910408.AA0185@sloth.bc.ca> >> Date: Sun, 7 Apr 91 22:36:48 PDT > > I'll bet you put something like xxx@sloth.bc.ca as your domain > name, didn't you? I tried .UUCP@Corwin.CCS.Northeastern.EDU for the machine > in the lab since mail needed to be forwarded through corwim, then uucp'ed > to minix1 for an address of irons%Minix1.UUCP@Corwin.CCS.Northeaastern.EDU. > However, Wmail doesn't look to see if there is an @ in the address already > and just takes irons@minix1 (not irons%minix1) and adds the domain to it. Sort of. First, W-MAIL (jeez', why didn't I use a decent name for that?) does not do ANY such thing- it is U-MAIL (again, what a name!). Second, he is using a truly ANCIENT version of the software. I put W-MAIL 3.64 and U-MAIL 3.49D on Plains some time ago. Use that, and be surprised... Fred.