Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!ucsd!ames!vsi1!lmb From: lmb@vsi1.UUCP (Larry Blair) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: re/routing (was: why you should say "-d ru) Message-ID: <892@vsi1.UUCP> Date: 6 Aug 88 06:25:06 GMT References: <676@bacchus.DEC.COM> <881@vsi1.UUCP> <3674@palo-alto.DEC.COM> <891@vsi1.UUCP> Reply-To: lmb@vsi1.UUCP (Larry Blair) Organization: VICOM Systems Inc., San Jose, CA Lines: 26 |n article <891@vsi1.UUCP> I wrote: |= baz!bar!user foo!bar!user |= ^ ^ |= | | |= +-------------------------------+ |= | |The usual case here is that either foo or baz talks to a machine named bar |which is NOT advertised in the maps. Upon reflection, the problem is that the "rerouters" are assuming that baz!bar!user really means baz!bar.uucp!user. If I had specified a domain, the rerouters would be justified (but still rude) in changing the path. In the absence of a domain name, it is not reasonable to assume ".uucp". As I said before, "bar" may be a machine local to "baz". How do users at baz mail to the bar in the maps? Bar.uucp, of course! Btw, I don't mark mcvax as dead because: a) it's the main gateway to Europe; and b) nearly every European address I've seen uses domain addressing (almost to excess). -- * * O Larry Blair ames-----\ * * O VICOM Systems Inc. pyramid---\ * * O 2520 Junction Ave. uunet!ubvax!vsi1!lmb * * O San Jose, CA 95134 sun-------/ * * O +1-408-432-8660 +1-800-538-3905