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From: gjm@ihnp4.UUCP (Gary J. Murakami)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: Re: *uucp* addresses - (nf)
Message-ID: <496@ihnp4.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Nov-83 13:04:23 EST
Article-I.D.: ihnp4.496
Posted: Tue Nov 29 13:04:23 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Dec-83 02:21:09 EST
References: <2512@hp-pcd.UUCP>, <645@cbosgd.UUCP> <8673@microsoft.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il
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Note that what we have been calling "UUCP syntax" should really be
called "old UNIX(TM) mail addressing" or "UNIX System V mail
addressing".

The standard old /bin/mail implements the host1!host2!host3!...!user
syntax, not UUCP!  Case in point: path!user or host!user is useless to
uucp (and uux), host!~user and host!~/user (and host!/file) is useful
with uucp (host!command for uux).  The mail path forwarding is achieved
by successive remote executions of /bin/rmail as the address is reduced
for each single hop forwarding.

So modifying uucp (and uux) syntax only buys you confusion.  Instead
focus yourr ideas on mail addressing new mailer implementation, and
easing the difficulty and pain of the unavoidable transition period.

Gary Murakami
Bell Labs - IH
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