[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] How does one get to PCIP@UDEL.EDU?

nauen@WRAIR-EMH1.ARMY.MIL (1159-DIRECTOR/OVERSEAS OPS) (05/30/90)

> I have been trying to send mail to PCIP@UDEL.EDU but our MAILER does not 
> recognize the host.  I have asked our local network specialists for 
> assistance, but they have not answered my messages.  
> 
> Here is what our MAILER says:
> 
> From:   CWRU::MAILER       24-MAY-1990 14:53
> To:	JUNGER
> Subj:	Undeliverable mail
>
>  ----Reason for mail failure follows----
> Sending mail to host udel.edu :
>   Unrecognized host name or address.
>

NIC's host table shows 'udel.edu' as a nickname, whereas a domain server 
shows it, not as an alias, but as a non-Internet host requiring a mail 
exchange (relay). Either way, your mail should have gone through. 

You might want to try once more, to cover the possibility of a momentary
server failure.  If it bounces again, you may be able to get specific help
from <postmaster@louie.udel.edu>.

As to why your local specialists haven't answered - perhaps they're all 
taking a break at the end of the academic year.  Did you try a generic
address, such as 'postmaster'?

Maybe other readers have other ideas on this, if there is anyone else reading
the list these days.  Seems verrrry quiet, almost unnaturally so.

Ric <nauen%wrair-emh1.army.mil>  

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