mparker@chip.UUCP (M. D. Parker) (10/02/88)
Greetings... We are in the process of integrating a number of different mail systems and are hoping to write the parsers to properly interpret all the possible mail addresses out there. I do have a pretty fair idea as to the presendences and ordering of the operators and what they do, but to this point I have found no documentation on this. Many of you might point to RFC822 immediately. Unfortunately, from what I can determine RFC822 does not address the mixed UUCP/DECNET/Internet/??? formats that can exist that we all commonly use now. SOOOO...I guess what I am asking is for a pointer to a definitive document that addresses all sorts of address formats. This would make it a bit easier to write a header parser that properly routes messages. Maybe others have made a stab at this? Thanks for any and all help. Mike Parker Manager, Systems Administration
rpw3@amdcad.AMD.COM (Rob Warnock) (10/05/88)
In article <194@chip.UUCP> mparker@chip.UUCP (M. D. Parker) writes: +--------------- | Unfortunately, from what I can determine RFC822 does not address the mixed | UUCP/DECNET/Internet/?? formats that can exist that we all commonly use now. +--------------- See RFC976, "UUCP Mail Interchange Format Standard". It includes recommendations about what to do when you see mixed-mode addresses. Rob Warnock Systems Architecture Consultant UUCP: {amdcad,fortune,sun}!redwood!rpw3 ATTmail: !rpw3 DDD: (415)572-2607 USPS: 627 26th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403
brunner@aai7.uucp (Eric Brunner) (10/12/88)
In article <194@chip.UUCP> mparker@chip.UUCP (M. D. Parker) writes: >Greetings... >SOOOO...I guess what I am asking is for a pointer to a definitive document >that addresses all sorts of address formats. You may want to read the article that appeared in the October 1986 issue of the CACM entitled "Notable Networks" by John Quarterman, the format of addresses for most of the known world (then, and now) are described. You may also want to look at the rules files in the sendmail sources for translation rules. Thomas Eric Brunner Manager, SRI IST Division Computer Facility, EJ309, x3130