From: utzoo!decvax!duke!ndd Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: address query answered Article-I.D.: duke.2528 Posted: Mon Sep 13 13:48:46 1982 Received: Tue Sep 14 05:31:13 1982 The following is the most general and informative response that I received to my question on strange addresses. Thanks to everyone who responded. >From allegra!honey Thu Sep 9 22:37:20 1982 Date-Sent: Thu Sep 9 22:32:19 1982 To: mhtsa!eagle!harpo!duke!ndd Subject: strange addresses (duke.2519 followup) you have to figure out the host: due to the ambiguity of mixed prefix/postfix addressing schemes, this is a nontrivial task; you'll have to decide based on the header or contents of the note you're responding to. in this case, your correspondent is either cca!jacob or jacob@NRL-CSS (more likely the latter). if you decide the host is cca, find a path to it (through decvax? harpo?) and send it normally. if you decide it's the arpa site, send the mail to ucbvax!jacob@NRL-CSS. peter honeyman p.s.: there is no warranty of merchantability nor any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose nor any other warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy of the enclosed materials or as to their suitability for any particular purpose.