🚀 go-pugleaf

ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims) writes:
> fenner@postscript.cs.psu.edu (Bill Fenner) writes:
>
> >|As an example, mail addressed to foo%bar.uucp@buzz is being sent to
> >|foo.uucp@buzz
>
> >Yes, don't let 4DOS get a hold of it.  Read the section in DOS.DOC entitled
>
> With 4DOS or NDOS, adding a second "%" may be productive, i.e. mail to
> foo%%bar.uucp@buzz.  Not all systems (mine, for one) need this, but it's
> worth checking.

Nice try, Ralph, but no go! |-(  If I use "%" I get the same results as Bill.
If I use "%%"  I get BOTH in the address (i.e. foo%%bar@somewhere.com)!

Someone else (didn't catch the name) posted that DOS.DOC covers this problem
(apparently related to using 4DOS or NDOS).  So, I guess I'll have to (Sigh!)
RT*D this time!!! ;-)

TTFN...

Chris

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