Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers,comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: another reason not to route uucp ! format paths Message-ID: <1306@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Jan-87 17:40:51 EST Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1306 Posted: Wed Jan 28 17:40:51 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Jan-87 02:01:37 EST References: <14396@amdcad.UUCP> <613@cdx39.UUCP> <2576@phri.UUCP> <14481@amdcad.UUCP> <1300@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> <14511@amdcad.UUCP> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 25 Xref: watmath comp.mail.headers:115 comp.mail.uucp:193 In article <14511@amdcad.UUCP> phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes: >> >>True, but this already a fatal problem in the real world. There are >>unmarked anti-social routers out there that are diverting any external >>mail to your neptune to the other... > >You make it sound as though "well, people are doing this (wrong) thing >already, so what are you complaining about?" > >I'm sure that isn't what you meant. > > Phil Ngai +1 408 982 7840 Silly me - I was just trying to say that there is nothing theoretical or future tense about the duplicate name / auto re-routing problem. One can either start a campaign to make these rerouters correct the errors of their ways, or one can correct the duplicate name situation. Which solution do you have more control over? -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)