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to: Paul Edwards
from: David Drummond
date: 1995-06-16 22:32:22
subject: Netmails

Paul, at 08:03 on Thu, Jun 15 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley ...

BG>> Of course, it's the address which is important here, not 
BG>> the name.

PE> Exactly.

PE>> Would you expect mail to "Peter Shane" to get through to 
PE>> Chris's machine?  It won't. Unfortunately.

BG>> No, but if mail is addressed to either Peter or Chris at 
BG>> 3:640/305, instead of going to NUL, they will be passed on 
BG>> correctly, that's the point I'm making.

PE> And mail to "Peter Shane" at 3:640/305.10 won't get through 
PE> to 3:640/305.10, that is the point I am making.

Yes it will.  I am sure mail is only remapped if it is addressed to 305.0
or without a point number at all.
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David
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