[net.mail.headers] What DEC domain?

covert%castor.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (John Covert) (04/12/84)

In the address "covert%castor.DEC@Purdue-Merlin.ARPA" I don't see
a DEC domain.
 
The ".DEC" appears in the local part, and is therefore perfectly legit.
 
/john

ROODE@SRI-NIC.ARPA (David Roode) (04/13/84)

OK, OK, the ".DEC" is "legit."  The address is nevertheless
complicated. There are 5 parseable tokens separated by 3 different
delimiters.  I just hope this is the darkness before
the dawn, and we don't soon see 8 tokens and 6 different delimiters
in the address.
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dave@uwvax.ARPA (04/14/84)

> OK, OK, the ".DEC" is "legit."  The address is nevertheless
> complicated. There are 5 parseable tokens separated by 3 different
> delimiters.  I just hope this is the darkness before
> the dawn, and we don't soon see 8 tokens and 6 different delimiters
> in the address.

If its number of tokens and delimiters you're worried about, I have bad
news for you.  The new ARPAnet standard has domains and subdomains,
etc, etc.  The number of tokens is bound to increase for a while.

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Dave Cohrs @ wisconsin
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