Re: Reply addresses from ATTMAIL.COM

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From: 45262-Garland
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 07:27

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In article <726586809snx@sugs.tware.com> landis@sugs.tware.com (Hale Landis) writes:
>
>For example, if a friends mail address is
>
>   mhs!bigcorp/g=john/s=doe@attmail.com
>
>when John Doe sends me a message, the reply address in that
>message will be
>
>   bigcorp/g=john/s=doe@mhs.attmail.com
>
>If I reply to this address, ATTMAIL.COM will bounce the message and
>say that MHS is an UNKNOWN DOMAIN or UNKNOWN HOST.  What gives here?
>
>It seems to me that ATTMAIL.COM must know what/who MHS is
>otherwise why would it need it to deliever mail to BIGCORP?  And
>why would ATTMAIL.COM not understand a reply address it probably
>generated itself?
>
>Anyone from ATTMAIL out there reading this?

Hmm, it seems to work fine for me, even when I originate the mail from
outside AT&T.  Please mail me the exact bounce message you received,
and I'll check into it.  You could also send mail to the ATTMAIL Help
Desk, atthelp@attmail.com.

Chris
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Chris Garland, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Christine.M.Garland@att.com

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