bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) (03/23/91)
For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn't like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time. I tried putting a backslash in front of the comma, but that didn't work, either. Is there any workaround for this? Thanks, Bud Hovell -- ____________ bud@mtek.com "...never forget that most soldiers hate warriers." - W. E. B. Griffin
anderson@dogie.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) (03/25/91)
In article <1991Mar22.235011.19753@mtek.com> bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) writes: >For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn't >like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time. >I tried putting a backslash in front of the comma, but that didn't work, either. >Is there any workaround for this? Yep. Put a period where the comma was. Works like a champ, don't ask me why. -- Jess Anderson <> Madison Academic Computing Center <> University of Wisconsin Internet: anderson@macc.wisc.edu <-best, UUCP:{}!uwvax!macc.wisc.edu!anderson NeXTmail w/attachments: anderson@yak.macc.wisc.edu Bitnet: anderson@wiscmacc Room 3130 <> 1210 West Dayton Street / Madison WI 53706 <> Phone 608/262-5888
jfh@netcom.COM (Jack Hamilton) (03/25/91)
In article <1991Mar22.235011.19753@mtek.com> bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) writes: >For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn't >like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time. It should be 73011.3401@compuserv.com. Use a period instead of a comma. The documentation I've seen says to use a period. You may be confused because Compuserve uses a comma internally. -- Jack Hamilton jfh@netcom.com apple!netcom!jfh
wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) (03/25/91)
>>For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn't >>like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time. >Yep. Put a period where the comma was. Works like a champ, >don't ask me why. Simple, The comma is not legal. The period is. The kindly folks at the gateway, saqqara.???.osu.edu fix it at their end. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.....wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu & no one will talk to a host that's close............(305) 255-RTFM Unless the host (that isn't close)......................pob 570-335 is busy, hung or dead....................................33257-0335
jpr@jpradley.jpr.com (Jean-Pierre Radley) (03/25/91)
In article <1991Mar22.235011.19753@mtek.com> bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) writes: >For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn't >like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time. >I tried putting a backslash in front of the comma, but that didn't work, either. >Is there any workaround for this? In writing to a PPN of the form MMMMM,NNN at CIS, the comma must be replaced by a dot anyways, so even if you got your alias to work, no mail would be delivered. Make it 73011.3401@compuserve.com. Jean-Pierre Radley NYC Public Unix jpr@jpradley.jpr.com CIS: 72160,1341
jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch) (03/25/91)
In article <1991Mar22.235011.19753@mtek.com> bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) writes: >For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn't >like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time. > >I tried putting a backslash in front of the comma, but that didn't work, either. > >Is there any workaround for this? > >Thanks, > >Bud Hovell >-- >____________ >bud@mtek.com >"...never forget that most soldiers hate warriers." - W. E. B. Griffin Yeah, to reach someone at compuserve you should be using a dot, not a comma. Fix that and all should work ok. (At least it works here). Jim -- ARPANET: jadpc!jdeitch@nosc.mil INTERNET: jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com UUCP: nosc!jadpc!jdeitch
pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg) (03/25/91)
In article <1991Mar22.235011.19753@mtek.com> bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) writes:
=For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn't
=like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time.
Change the comma to a period.
Pete
(70240.334@compuserve.com)
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Internet: pjh@mccc.edu Trenton Computer Festival -- 4/20-21/91sgordon@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Steven I Gordon) (03/26/91)
In article <1991Mar22.235011.19753@mtek.com> bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) w rites: >For an address like "73011,3401@compuserve.com", the 'newalias' command doesn' t >like it owing to the comma. Blows up big time. > >I tried putting a backslash in front of the comma, but that didn't work, eithe r. > >Is there any workaround for this? You can use a period instead of a comma. This is acceptable to both elm and as the internet address for compuserve.
bbh@mtek.com (Bud Hovell @ Mtek) (04/01/91)
Thanks to the many persons who have responded to my query, mainly by email, but here, as well, e.g.: <It should be 73011.3401@compuserv.com. Use a period instead of a comma. -- ____________ bud@mtek.com "Either sue me, or shut the hell up." - Greg Hennessy, gsh7w@virginia.edu