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From: Mark Crispin <MRC@SU-SCORE.ARPA>
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Subject: nicknames not allowed in headers
Message-ID: <8305@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 03:58:40 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 13 03:58:40 1985
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     Let's not forget the offically sanctioned exception to this,
BERKELEY.ARPA which is now listed in the NIC host table as a
nickname for UCB-VAX.ARPA.  Rather than fix their software so that
it didn't say "user@Berkeley.ARPA", they hacked the host table.

     In a way, I'm glad they did.  At least it stopped the flood of
hysterical and abusive mail I got claimed that the TOPS-20 mailsystem
was broken because it didn't recognize "Berkeley.ARPA" as a host.
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