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to: Mike Christian
from: Paul Edwards
date: 1996-10-05 13:51:56
subject: Inet Alias

MC> I am having trouble using aliases with Internet (UUCP) email.  Msged 
MC> doesn't seem to be finding the URL reliably (sometimes it does, some times 
MC> it doesn't) to put into the TO: address field.

MC> If I enclose the entire NAME and ADDRESS in quotes in the ALIAS definition, 
MC> Msged will then place the name and address in th eproper place, but then 
MC> adds the name to the address (as expected) when it places the TO: line into 
MC> the message body.

MC> I am using version 3.30. Perhaps this is fixed in 4? I am also trying to 
MC> find 4.0.

Try it with 4.0, then be specific about "I have this in my
msged.cfg", and I type "xyz" in this field, and expect to
get "abc" in this field, but instead I get "def".  That
way those of use who don't actually know how to use URL's, might actually
be able to reproduce + fix the problem. BFN.  Paul.
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