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In article <Jan.4.11.14.52.1991.6454@turbo.bio.net> lear@turbo.bio.net (Eliot) writes:
>Makey@Snoopy.Logicon.COM (Jeff Makey) writes:
>>The recommendation in RFC 1123 that internet hosts give higher
>>precedence to % than to ! (e.g., mail addressed to a!b%c should be
>>delivered to c, which then interprets a!b) is unfortunate...
>
>It is also untrue, Jeff.

My statement is quite correct, thank you.  I am just using the word
"precedence" in a different manner than RFC 1123.  The last time this
question came up (in comp.mail.uucp) I wrote to Bob Braden, the
indicated author of RFC 1123, and asked for a clarification.  His
response was:

>It was intended to indicate that the message would be delivered to
>c, who would interpret a!b as the local part.

Regardless of how one defines "precedence" or interprets parentheses,
this is *not* the way UUCP hosts should work.

                           :: Jeff Makey

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