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From: emv@a.cc.umich.edu (Ed Vielmetti)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: #F field in the maps
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Date: 13 Feb 89 18:18:43 GMT
References: <418@lakart.UUCP>
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In article <418@lakart.UUCP> dg@lakart.UUCP (David Goodenough) writes:
>What is this #F field?

#F is the internet forwarder if you have a domain name.  The #F host provides
an MX record and either forwards MX'd mail directly or routes it to you
appropriately.

No software that I am aware of uses the #F line for anything real, but
if you're hunting for a friendly internet site to help you get a domain
name grepping for #F lines can be useful.

--
Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan