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>> We've got the mail patch installed so that you don't have to put the MX%
>> in front of the address.

> What patch is this?

From the comments:

! This patch will be of interest to any VAX/VMS system (more especially if it
! is running PMDF) since it lets TO: or CC: addresses such as
! user%machine@site.co.org to be accepted without the IN% prefix and without
! surrounding double quotes.  Yes, let's admit it, it lets VMS mail accept Un*x
! type addresses.

It was originally written by Claude Barbe. Rick Westerman updated it:

> This posting contains a patch to MAIL that elimiates the need to put a
> MX%" in front of a mail address. E.g, instead of 'MX%"user@site"', a person
> using mail can simply use 'user@site' for the mail address. This patch is
> not originally mine; I merely updated it for the MX mailer.

The downside is that addresses are UPCASED. This isn't supposed to cause
problems but sometimes it does (What if your U*ix machine has three logons:
JOHN, John and john? Yes, this is valid, though very, very unwise :-) ).
But problems are very rare I understand - in general, it works. NOTE: I
myself haven't installed it, though I've come very close on several occasions.

The patch is available via Anon-FTP to ftp.spc.edu, directory [.MX.CONTRIB],
file VMSMAIL_PATCH.TXT

    John F. Sandhoff, University Network Support
      California State University, Sacramento - USA
        sandhoff@csus.edu