[news.software.anu-news] NEWS_ADDRESS.CNF Question

gerland@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (Jim Gerland - Manager, User Support Services) (01/18/90)

I have the following line in my NEWS_ADDRESS.CNF file:

*@*   "in%""\001@\002"""

and I thought that would handle any and all non-local addresses, but...

when I tried to REPLY to user@node.UUCP it did not build the correct address,
so I added the line:

*@*.*    "in%""\001@\002.\003"""

and it built the correct address.

QUESTION: Do I need to add *@*.*.* [...] to get any and all combinations?

Thanks,
Jim...

gih900@CSC.DNET (Geoff Huston) (01/22/90)

>I have the following line in my NEWS_ADDRESS.CNF file:
>
>*@*   "in%""\001@\002"""
>
>and I thought that would handle any and all non-local addresses, but...
>
>when I tried to REPLY to user@node.UUCP it did not build the correct address,
>so I added the line:
>
>*@*.*    "in%""\001@\002.\003"""
>
>and it built the correct address.
>
>QUESTION: Do I need to add *@*.*.* [...] to get any and all combinations?
     
With V5.9, the mail address is NOT passed through the DCL parser -
     
Therefore I would've thought the entry
     
    *@*		in%"\001@\002"
     
whould do what you want.
     
     
Geoff Huston

asleeman@peace.waikato.ac.nz (Andrew Sleeman (Computer Services)) (01/25/90)

In article <23.25b463b3@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu> gerland@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (Jim Gerland - Manager, User Support Services) writes:
>I have the following line in my NEWS_ADDRESS.CNF file:
>
>*@*   "in%""\001@\002"""
>

The examples given in the NEWS_ADDRESS.CNF are a little misleading and 
should really be changed or removed from the distribution for the assistance
novice networkers like myself. Try the following. Trust me, I know not what
I'm doing.

*@*	in%"\001@\002"

>Thanks,
>Jim...

Not a problem.
Andrew ...