Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!HMCVAX!NED From: NED@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU (Ned Freed, Postmaster) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pmdf-l Subject: RE: configuring a getway Message-ID: Date: 5 Feb 90 14:18:00 GMT Sender: PMDF Distribution List Reply-To: PMDF Distribution List Lines: 39 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway Errors-to: postmast@YMIR.BITNET X-Envelope-to: PMDF-L@IRLEARN.BITNET X-VMS-To: IN%"MIKE@cisco.nosc.mil" X-VMS-Cc: IPMDF X-To: MIKE@cisco.nosc.mil, INFO-PMDF@YMIR Mike Pawka writes: > I give up! After RTFMing for a while and flubbing around I'm turning > to the experts. I'm trying to add a gateway to my configuration so instead > of mailing to: > in%"user%host.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu" > a user can just use: > in%"user@host.bitnet" > According to the documentation, I add the following channel block: > ctcp_gateway smtp daemon router > CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU > and the re-write rule: > .bitnet $U%$H.bitnet@ctcp_gateway > PMDF gives me an error when parsing the in%" ... " at the SEND in mail, > illegal host/domain specified. > Any help greatly appreciated, please mail directly as I don't get > this list. System details: VMS 5.1, PMDF 3.0, CMU TCP/IP 6.4. The problem is you need a rewrite rule for the .bitnet domain: .bitnet $U%$H$D@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU alternatively, you can avoid the extra channel entirely by using a rewrite rule of the form .bitnet $U@$H$D@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU@CTCP-DAEMON This type of rule is not documented in 3.0, but it does work. Ned