Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!vsi1!versatc!tran
From: tran@versatc.UUCP (Tony Tran)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: How to do auto-routing using smail
Keywords: smail
Message-ID: <11576@versatc.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 89 06:02:06 GMT
Organization: Versatec, Santa Clara, Ca. 95051
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How does one do auto-routing with smail ?

I've just installed smail 2.5 on my SUN 3 (3.4 OS). After 
I create /usr/lib/uucp/paths, I try to test sending mail to
somebody using the syntax username@hostname.UUCP or
username@hostname.COM ... {without specifying the complete 
bangpath like a!b!c!d!username}. Mail messages all bounce back
with a unsuccessful delivery (failed mail). If I attemp to send
mail using the fully qualified path (a!b!c!d!username ...) then
mail was delivered correctly.  i thought smail is
supposed to search the path in the paths database, but apparently
it didn't do it.

Did I do something wrong?

Any hint/advise would be greatly appreciated.

Tony Tran
Versatec Corp.
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UUCP: {sun|ames|pyramid|vsi1|leadsv}!versatc!tran  	Tony Tran
Versatec, 2805 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, Calif 95051 (408)982-4317