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From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Mail survey #1
Message-ID: <4740@b-tech.UUCP>
Date: 30 Aug 88 14:10:45 GMT
Organization: Branch Technology, Ann Arbor, MI
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Perhaps all this discussion can result in some conclusions on a 
few basic questions.  As it is, each administrator seems to sit back 
and come up with what he thinks is right.  The rfc's are either 
ignored or don't seem to address the problems people have.  It might 
help if we had something we could point to and say "95% of sites 
disagree with you on x - perhaps you should conform".  

1) Should active rerouting be done? (ie, should a xxx!yyy!zzz route be
changed to www!yyy!zzz if the maps that a site has say it is cheaper)

2) Should a 100% correct rfc 822 compatible From: line be modified if
it is just passing through a site?  Assume registered domain names for all
hosts involved.

3) If yes to #2, what format should be used to rewrite
 "From: user@site.com":

a) "From: user%site.com@thissite.edu"

b) "From: @thissite.edu:user@site.com".  

c) other

3)  Should a internet to uucp gateway rewrite From: lines into ! format?

4)  What should a uucp to internet gateway do with From: lines of the
format "From: user@site.uucp".

a) leave them alone

b) Change to "From: user%site.uucp@thissite.com"

c) Change to "From: site!user@thissite.com"

d) other


5) What should a uucp to internet gateway do with From: lines of the
form site1!site2!user? 

a) leave them alone

b) Change to "From: user%site2%site1@thissite.com"

c) Change to "From: site1!site2!user@thissite.com"

d) other

6) Should the address "zzz!user%site.com" be sent to site.com or zzz?  
(ie, what should have precedence)

7) Should sites with registered domain names put these names in the uucp
maps?


Mail your results to me.  Additional questions are welcome.


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Jon Zeeff      			Branch Technology,
umix!b-tech!zeeff  		zeeff%b-tech.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu