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Line 53 Simply because mail may be sent to ``use |
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Line 53 Simply because mail may be sent to ``use |
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that there is any actual host named ``somedomain.com'', and does not |
that there is any actual host named ``somedomain.com'', and does not |
imply a particular routing of the message. |
imply a particular routing of the message. |
Routing is performed by Mail Transport Agents, such as |
Routing is performed by Mail Transport Agents, such as |
.Xr sendmail 8 , |
.Xr postfix 1 , |
based on policies set in the MTA's configuration. |
based on policies set in the MTA's configuration. |
.Ss Abbreviation |
.Ss Abbreviation |
Under certain circumstances it may not be necessary to type the entire |
Under certain circumstances it may not be necessary to type the entire |
Line 81 the ``percent hack'') and others have be |
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Line 81 the ``percent hack'') and others have be |
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All these addressing formats are now considered obsolete, and should no |
All these addressing formats are now considered obsolete, and should no |
longer be used. |
longer be used. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
To some extent, |
To some extent, MTAs attempt to provide backward compatibility |
.Xr sendmail 8 |
for these addressing forms, but in practice many of them no longer work. |
(when running with normal configuration files) attempts to provide |
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backward compatibility for these addressing forms, but in practice |
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many of them no longer work. |
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Users should always use standard Internet style addresses. |
Users should always use standard Internet style addresses. |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Xr mail 1 , |
.Xr mail 1 |
.Xr sendmail 8 |
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.Rs |
.Rs |
.%R RFC |
.%R RFC |
.%N 822 |
.%N 822 |