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diff --git a/contrib/bind/man/mailaddr.7 b/contrib/bind/man/mailaddr.7 deleted file mode 100644 index 9a69a4d..0000000 --- a/contrib/bind/man/mailaddr.7 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1987 The Regents of the University of California. -.\" All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted -.\" provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are -.\" duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, -.\" advertising materials, and other materials related to such -.\" distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed -.\" by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the -.\" University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived -.\" from this software without specific prior written permission. -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED -.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -.\" -.\" @(#)mailaddr.7 6.5 (Berkeley) 2/14/89 -.\" -.TH MAILADDR @DESC_EXT_U@ "February 14, 1989" -.UC 5 -.SH NAME -mailaddr \- mail addressing description -.SH DESCRIPTION -Mail addresses are based on the ARPANET protocol listed at the end of this -manual page. These addresses are in the general format -.PP - user@domain -.PP -where a domain is a hierarchical dot separated list of subdomains. For -example, the address -.PP - eric@monet.berkeley.edu -.PP -is normally interpreted from right to left: the message should go to the -ARPA name tables (which do not correspond exactly to the physical ARPANET), -then to the Berkeley gateway, after which it should go to the local host -monet. When the message reaches monet it is delivered to the user ``eric''. -.PP -Unlike some other forms of addressing, this does not imply any routing. -Thus, although this address is specified as an ARPA address, it might -travel by an alternate route if that were more convenient or efficient. -For example, at Berkeley, the associated message would probably go directly -to monet over the Ethernet rather than going via the Berkeley ARPANET -gateway. -.SS Abbreviation. -.PP -Under certain circumstances it may not be necessary to type the entire -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@monet'' -without adding the ``berkeley.edu'' since it is the same on both sending -and receiving hosts. -.PP -Certain other abbreviations may be permitted as special cases. For -example, at Berkeley, ARPANET hosts may be referenced without adding -the ``berkeley.edu'' as long as their names do not conflict with a local -host name. -.SS Compatibility. -.PP -Certain old address formats are converted to the new format to provide -compatibility with the previous mail system. In particular, -.PP - user@host.ARPA -.PP -is allowed and -.PP - host:user -.PP -is converted to -.PP - user@host -.PP -to be consistent with the \fIrcp\fP(@CMD_EXT@) command. -.PP -Also, the syntax -.PP - host!user -.PP -is converted to: -.PP - user@host.UUCP -.PP -This is normally converted back to the ``host!user'' form before being sent -on for compatibility with older UUCP hosts. -.PP -The current implementation is not able to route messages automatically through -the UUCP network. Until that time you must explicitly tell the mail system -which hosts to send your message through to get to your final destination. -.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 -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 -is done automatically, but sometimes it is desirable to route the message -manually. Addresses which show these relays are termed ``route-addrs.'' -These use the syntax: -.PP - <@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 -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 -all but the ``user@domain'' part of the address to determine the actual -sender. -.SS Postmaster. -.PP -Every site is required to have a user or user alias designated ``postmaster'' -to which problems with the mail system may be addressed. -.SS Other Networks. -.PP -Some other networks can be reached by giving the name of the network as the -last component of the domain. \fIThis is not a standard feature\fP and may -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 BUGS -The RFC822 group syntax (``group:user1,user2,user3;'') is not supported -except in the special case of ``group:;'' because of a conflict with old -berknet-style addresses. -.PP -Route-Address syntax is grotty. -.PP -UUCP- and ARPANET-style addresses do not coexist politely. -.SH SEE ALSO -mail(@CMD_EXT@), sendmail(@SYS_OPS_EXT@); -Crocker, D. H., -.ul -Standard for the Format of Arpa Internet Text Messages, -RFC822. |