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From: clarke@acheron.uucp (Ed Clarke/10240000)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Use domains without registering?
Message-ID: <1990Mar4.165936.16634@acheron.uucp>
Date: 4 Mar 90 16:59:36 GMT
References: <72@dynasys.UUCP>
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From article <72@dynasys.UUCP>, by jessea@dynasys.UUCP (Jesse W. Asher):
> Why can't I just add a domain address to my uucp map entry and use
> it anyway, without registering?  I realize that mail will not be
> able to traverse into the realm of Internet.

And when someone sends mail to jessea@dynasys.com via uunet and the MX
lookup fails, your mail will be returned to sender - address unknown.
You can't do this - it's like changing your mailing address without
moving ( example: deciding you don't like Tennesee and declaring that
Memphis is now part of California.  Mail to Jesse in Memphis Ca. will
probably be returned to sender [if it's not simply lost] ).

I see that you're a uunet.uu.net customer.  They can register you for
real at a nominal fee ( worth it to avoid the paperwork ).
-- 
Ed Clarke      | Happiness, n.  An agreeable sensation arising from
acheron!clarke | contemplating the misery of another. - Ambrose Bierce