Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!hpcea!hpfcdc!hpfclp!diamant From: diamant@hpfclp.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers Subject: Re: more about autorouting Message-ID: <7260002@hpfclp.HP.COM> Date: Fri, 23-Jan-87 15:10:33 EST Article-I.D.: hpfclp.7260002 Posted: Fri Jan 23 15:10:33 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Jan-87 06:11:55 EST References: <14396@amdcad.UUCP> Organization: HP, Fort Collins Lines: 17 > Thus a "mailbox" can be something of the form: > > phrase <@domain,@domain,@domain:local@domain> > > like: > > Ben Cranston <@wiscvm.wisc.edu,@umd2.bitnet:zben@umd5.umd.edu> Your technical description is completely correct, but I just want to point out that your example above does not conform to RFC822 because umd2.bitnet is not a registered domain. All the domains must be fully registered to conform to RFC822. John Diamant Systems Software Operation UUCP: {hplabs,hpfcla}!hpfclp!diamant Hewlett Packard Co. ARPA/CSNET: diamant%hpfclp@hplabs.HP.COM Fort Collins, CO