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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: Solution to news dup site names
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Date: 25 Aug 88 14:18:27 GMT
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In article <20673@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, bob@allosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu
	(Bob Sutterfield) writes:

> But Path: lines aren't to be used for mail replies, only as an audit
> trail ("Don't put that in your mouth, you don't where it's been!" :-)

Well, if the mailpaths file worked right, there would be no problem.
Unfortunately, mailpaths doesn't work. In fact, if you use GENERICPATH
and INTERNET together, it tries to send local mail to your internet
location (because it doesn't figure out that site.domain and site
match). This also causes problems for cancel().

Where does one get 3.0 or C news?

Anyway, cheap or segmentised sites have to depend on the path.

> We must be taking a lonely stance on this one - we're starting to be
> used as a counterexample :-).

You were a handy example, suitable for cutting and pasting.
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Peter da Silva  `-_-'  Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
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