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author | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-07-03 18:29:24 +0000 |
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committer | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-07-03 18:29:24 +0000 |
commit | 1cf159866714352fd8d7789b97068220cbb5a1a4 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/share/man/man7/mailaddr.7 b/share/man/man7/mailaddr.7 index 2f5b240..07370fb 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/mailaddr.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/mailaddr.7 @@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ .Nd mail addressing description .Sh DESCRIPTION Mail addresses are based on the Internet protocol listed at the end of this -manual page. These addresses are in the general format +manual page. +These addresses are in the general format .Pp .Dl user@domain .Pp -where a domain is a hierarchical dot separated list of subdomains. For +where a domain is a hierarchical dot separated list of subdomains. +For example, a valid address is: .Pp .Dl eric@CS.Berkeley.EDU @@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ to CS over the Ethernet rather than going via the Berkeley Internet gateway. .Ss Abbreviation. Under certain circumstances it may not be necessary to type the entire -domain name. In general, anything following the first dot may be omitted +domain name. +In general, anything following the first dot may be omitted if it is the same as the domain from which you are sending the message. For example, a user on ``calder.berkeley.edu'' could send to ``eric@CS'' without adding the ``berkeley.edu'' since it is the same on both sending @@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ and receiving hosts. .Ss Compatibility. .Pp Certain old address formats are converted to the new format to provide -compatibility with the previous mail system. In particular, +compatibility with the previous mail system. +In particular, .Pp .Dl user@host .Pp @@ -94,25 +98,30 @@ on for compatibility with older UUCP hosts. .Ss Case Distinctions. .Pp Domain names (i.e., anything after the ``@'' sign) may be given in any mixture -of upper and lower case with the exception of UUCP hostnames. Most hosts +of upper and lower case with the exception of UUCP hostnames. +Most hosts accept any combination of case in user names, with the notable exception of MULTICS sites. .Ss Route-addrs. .Pp Under some circumstances it may be necessary to route a message through -several hosts to get it to the final destination. Normally this routing +several hosts to get it to the final destination. +Normally this routing is done automatically, but sometimes it is desirable to route the message -manually. Addresses which show these relays are termed ``route-addrs.'' +manually. +Addresses which show these relays are termed ``route-addrs.'' These use the syntax: .Pp .Dl <@hosta,@hostb:user@hostc> .Pp This specifies that the message should be sent to hosta, from there to hostb, -and finally to hostc. This path is forced even if there is a more efficient +and finally to hostc. +This path is forced even if there is a more efficient path to hostc. .Pp Route-addrs occur frequently on return addresses, since these are generally -augmented by the software at each host. It is generally possible to ignore +augmented by the software at each host. +It is generally possible to ignore all but the ``user@hostc'' part of the address to determine the actual sender. .Pp @@ -134,7 +143,8 @@ Some other networks can be reached by giving the name of the network as the last component of the domain. .Em This is not a standard feature and may -not be supported at all sites. For example, messages to CSNET or BITNET sites +not be supported at all sites. +For example, messages to CSNET or BITNET sites can often be sent to ``user@host.CSNET'' or ``user@host.BITNET'' respectively. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mail 1 , |