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From: wcwells@MICA.BERKELEY.EDU.UUCP
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Subject: Re:  DECNET Mail <-> SMTP
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Date: Thu, 28-May-87 22:22:28 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 28 22:22:28 1987
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	Date: 	Thu, 28 May 87 08:33:18 PDT
	From: MCCALPIN%FSU.MFENET@nmfecc.arpa
	To: INFO-VAX@KL.SRI.COM
	Comment: From MCCALPIN@FSU.MFENET on 28-MAY-1987 11:27:12.66 EDT
	Subject: DECNET Mail <-> SMTP
	
	... The big question is how to send mail the other way. I have
	tried every conceivable combination of
	"DECNET_host::name"@ULTRIX_host that I can think of, but the
	ARPA address parser converts the :: to .. before it can realize
	that it wants to send the address to the Mail-11 program.
	Any helpful hints would be appreciated.
	Please reply directly, as I do not usually read this list.
	                                john d mccalpin
	                                mccalpin@fsu.mfenet
	                                mcalpin@fsu.bitnet
	                                (mccalpin%fsu.mfenet@nmfecc.arpa)
	
Some possible address formats are:

    node#user@gatewaydomainname
    user%node@gatewaydomainname
    user%localdomainname@gatewaydomainname

I believe the number sign (#) has been traditionally used as a
subsitution for "::" in the local part of an internet/decnet gateway
address.  However, the delimiter character used is dependant upon
what has been programmed at the mail gateway.

There are two place the conversion might be done: (1) sendmail.cf file,
(2) the DECNET mail sender (in /usr/net/bin ?).

Have you tried checking the gateway documentation or contacting your
gateway postmaster?

Bill Wells

postmaster@jade.berkeley.edu