[net.general] problems routing mail

bentson@sri-unix (09/13/82)

I've been trying to reply to a site that is on the other side of
what appears to be a Berknet link, i.e., a!b!c:d!e!f. The problem
is that the mailer at site b is refusing to forward because it
doesn't know about "site" c:d. By past experience I know that site
b does know about site c. The problem is then reduced to "how can
I get b to forward to c such that c will send to d?" I've devised
the routing a!b!c:d!e!f by examining the "From:" fields in the
net news articles.
Randy Bentson
ucbvax!hplabs!csu-cs!bentson

tihor (09/15/82)

#R:csu-cs:-185900:cmcl2:5800001:000:269
cmcl2!tihor    Sep 14 20:41:00 1982

I suggest that you try sending to a!b!c!c:d!e on the chance that site c
knows its own name and so with through route the message or hangs an
line optimizer on the link.  (I assume that you have tried a!b!c!d!e and
c insists on having d addressed as a : separated host?