ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) (04/06/90)
Received tonight, after creating a mail message previously:
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We have been unable to contact machine 'compuserve' since you queued your job.
compuserve!mail 74056.227 (Date 04/04)
The job will be deleted in several days if the problem is not corrected.
Sincerely,
saqqara.cis.oh!uucp
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Any comments? Has the gateway been shut down? Or is the address
'compuserve.com' wrong? (I used to use the formal name, but the mail
bounces.)
Eric
--
Eric Sheppard Georgia Tech | "Of course the US Constitution isn't
Atlanta, GA | perfect; but it's a lot better than what
ARPA: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.edu | we have now."
uucp: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!prism!ce1zzessamlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCD) (04/09/90)
As it was explained to me, the syntax for sending mail to a
Compu$erve subscriber from the Internet is:
71735,1776@compuserve.com (My PPN, by the way)
^
Note "," instead of "."
I suppose that 'wherever!compuserve!71735,1776' might work as
well for uucp routing.
The problem with your example was:
compuserve!mail 7XXXX.XXXX
^ ^
| A period -- sendmail tried to parse this as a
| name or an Internet address, and failed
|
A space -- not allowed
Cheers!
Sam'l Bassett, Sterling Software @ NASA Ames Research Center,
Moffett Field CA 94035 Work: (415) 604-4792; Home: (415) 969-2644
samlb@well.sf.ca.us samlb@ames.arc.nasa.gov
<Disclaimer> := 'Sterling doesn't _have_ opinions -- much less NASA!'andyb@coat.com (Andy Behrens) (04/09/90)
Samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCD) writes: > ....syntax for sending mail to a Compu$erve subscriber from the Internet is: > > 71735,1776@compuserve.com (My PPN, by the way) Make that 71735.1776@compuserve.com Close. The comma really does get changed to a period when you're sending mail. (Commas, and most other punctuation marks, are not allowed in the user part of a user@domain address -- unless it's quoted. Periods *are* allowed). -- Live justly, love gently, walk humbly. Andy Behrens andyb@coat.com uucp: {uunet,rutgers}!dartvax!coat.com!andyb Burlington Coat, PO Box 729, Lebanon, N.H. 03766 (603) 448-5000
ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) (04/11/90)
In article <5535@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>, samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCD) writes: | | As it was explained to me, the syntax for sending mail to a | Compu$erve subscriber from the Internet is: | | 71735,1776@compuserve.com (My PPN, by the way) | ^ | Note "," instead of "." | | I suppose that 'wherever!compuserve!71735,1776' might work as | well for uucp routing. | The problem with your example was: | | compuserve!mail 7XXXX.XXXX | ^ ^ | | A period -- sendmail tried to parse this as a | | name or an Internet address, and failed | | | A space -- not allowed | | Cheers! | This was the response message from whatever mailer was processing the info. My original message was to 7xxxx.xxx@compuserve.com. I occasionally use a longer name (from saqqara.cis.ohio-state) if the mail barfs on the shorter name. It appeared that even that can fail. Eric, tinkerer-at-large -- Eric Sheppard Georgia Tech | "Of course the US Constitution isn't Atlanta, GA | perfect; but it's a lot better than what ARPA: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.edu | we have now." uucp: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!prism!ce1zzes