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Article #2746Re: problems replying to bitnet mail
From: Bob Sutterfield
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1991 22:58
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1991 22:58
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In article <27C0D862.778A@ibma0.cs.uiuc.edu> epstein@sunc4.cs.uiuc.edu (Milton Epstein) writes: When I get mail from someone who is at a BITNET site, the return address in the header is of the form <username>@<hostname>. When I try to reply using 'r', this is the address that is used. Unfortunately, this form of the address does not work and the mail bounces. The form that seems to work is <username>@<hostname>.bitnet. Is there any way to set the mailer up so it knows to append the ".bitnet" string to this return address? Something I could put in my .mailrc perhaps? The problem is that the mail relay system on vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (the gateway through which this particular message seems to have passed on its way from the Bitnet to you) isn't conformant with RFC1123 section 5.3.7, paragraph (D). If the gateway breaks it, there's no automated way in which you can fix it.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mstar!mstar.morningstar.com!bob From: bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc Subject: Re: problems replying to bitnet mail Message-ID: <BOB.91Feb19175800@volitans.MorningStar.Com> Date: 19 Feb 91 22:58:08 GMT References: <27C0D862.778A@ibma0.cs.uiuc.edu> Sender: usenet@MorningStar.COM (USENET Administrator) Reply-To: bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) Organization: Morning Star Technologies Lines: 17 In-Reply-To: epstein@sunc4.cs.uiuc.edu's message of 19 Feb 91 07:48:49 GMT