Reply addresses from ATTMAIL.COM

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2 total messages Started by Hale Landis Sat, 09 Jan 1993 13:40

#2807

Author: Hale Landis
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 13:40

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I have sent mail to POSTMASTER@ATTMAIL.COM and I have received
no reply yet.  Maybe someone out there can answer this one...

I have several friends that get their net mail via ATTMAIL.COM.
Also, at work, my company uses ATTMAIL.COM to get mail into a VAX
based mail system.  In all cases, when I receive mail at any of
my net accounts around the country, from my friends who are stuck
using ATTMAIL.COM, the reply address in their message is
incorrect.

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?

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Hale Landis                           Santa Cruz, CA USA
408-423-4017          -or-                  408-439-2443
landis@sugs.tware.com -or- hale_landis@notes.seagate.com
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Re: Reply addresses from ATTMAIL.COM

#2819

Author: 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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