Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!VENERA.ISI.EDU!braden From: braden@VENERA.ISI.EDU Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: %-Hack .vs. Route Address Message-ID: <9001082220.AA14653@braden.isi.edu> Date: 8 Jan 90 22:20:22 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 11 I still think the writers of the Host Requirements RFC screwed up when they encouraged the "%-hack" over Route-Addresses. Has anything been published yet to officially state what the "%-hack" is? In particular, how does it relate to the other mail address operators "@" and "!"? How do you interpret "foo!bar%baz@blef"? Please see the DISCUSSION part of Section 5.2.16 for an answer to this question. Bob Braden