#: 9198 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
    19-Jan-91  17:39:09
Sb: #9190-#12-bit timer: help!
Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
To: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227 (X)

Kev -

On the internet mailing address, those used for UUCP don't translate directly.
Example:

  Internet: pete@wlbr.imsd.contel.com

The imsd.contel.com is a domain name assigned to my company out here. It is
registered at SRI, where the internet numbers are controlled. Saying
'imsd.contel.com' is the same as using a Internet address (TCP/IP) of
 192.26.147.???. In our case, 'wlbr' is a local host with a node number of 8,
so the resolved Internet address for wlbr.imsd.contel.com is 192.26.147.8. The
'pete@' part just says that when it gets to that machine, further direct it to
user id 'pete'. Now - how this message gets routed from its source to
pete@wlbr.imsd.contel.com is a complex issue, and one I'm not slick enough to
explain.

The UUCP addresses however are VERY literal. In my case, the UUCP address would
be {major backbone sites}!jplgodo!wlbr!pete, where the message will actually
pass through each of the specified sites, until it reaches wlbr, and is
ultimately mailed to me.

Pete

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