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From: randy@oresoft.UUCP (Randy Bush)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: determining domain type
Message-ID: <86@oresoft.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Oct-87 19:33:05 EST
Article-I.D.: oresoft.86
Posted: Sun Oct 25 19:33:05 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Oct-87 05:54:25 EST
References: <5533@sgistl.SGI.COM> <1885@killer.UUCP> <2703@sigi.Colorado.EDU>
Reply-To: randy@oresoft.UUCP (Randy Bush)
Organization: Oregon Software, Portland OR
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Keywords: uucp mail sendmail domain addressing
Summary: Why does the UK reverse domain addressing?
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forys@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Jeff Forys) writes:
>The NRS decided to use names like "UK.AC.Ucl.Cs" (note the reverse order).

When I first discovered the UK reversal, I was a bit confused.  Now, I am used
to it, like driving on the other side of the road.  But why is it done this
way?

Also, I have been getting to %uk...% by the CSnet relay.  We are getting a
uunet account.  How will that change the way I get to UK sites?
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