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2 total messages Started by Robert Fulwell Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:54
Strange address.
#17
Author: Robert Fulwell
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:54
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I have no idea where to ask this question so I thought I might try here.

I recently received this address to reach my brother in Britain (Kent County
Council) and it doesn't seem to be working.

 MHS!KCC/S=TIM/O=SERVER@ATTMAIL.COM.
	       ^Is this an 'oh' or a zero?

What can I do to make this work?

Thanks a lot for you help.

Rob.
Re: Strange address.
#18
Author: Henry Stilmack
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:30
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In article <1992Oct14.205444.14922@u.washington.edu>, miser@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Fulwell) writes:
|> I have no idea where to ask this question so I thought I might try here.
|> 
|> I recently received this address to reach my brother in Britain (Kent County
|> Council) and it doesn't seem to be working.
|> 
|>  MHS!KCC/S=TIM/O=SERVER@ATTMAIL.COM.
|> 	          ^Is this an 'oh' or a zero?

It's an "OH" - what you have here (looks like) an X.400 address passed through an
SMTP mailer via a UUCP connection. Yucckk! The "S" is the "SYSTEM" field, and the
"O" is the "ORGANIZATION" field of the X.400 address spec.

|> 
|> What can I do to make this work?

You don't say what OS/mailer combination you are using. The (supposed - I've
never sent to anyone on this net) general way to mail from Internet to ATTMail is
to send to   user@attmail.com. I'd try that, using whatever syntax your mailer
needs to get to attmail.

|> 
|> Thanks a lot for you help.
|> 
|> Rob.
|> 

You're welcome.
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