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From: dpk@brl-vgr.arpa (Doug Kingston)
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Subject: User selectable mailboxes
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Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 23:30:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 28 23:30:00 1984
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	We have decided that we would like to add a facility to
the MMDF local channel, to allow users to have mail delivered
to a file other than there regular mailbox simply by having
the mail addressed with a slightly different "mailid".  We already
have the facility for have mail delivered to arbitrary files and
processes, but due to the security implications, this kind of delivery
is under the control of the system management.  This new facility
should be one that can be invoked by the user without bothering the
management.  It must also be sufficiently restricted that outside
users cannot create random files or destroy same.

	Our strawman proposal for implementing this facility calls
for they following syntax to be recognized:

	"user"	     deliver to user's regular mailbox (/disk/user/mailbox)
	"user=h-p"   deliver to alternate mailbox hp (/disk/user/mailbox=h-p)

We chose "=" as the magic character to trigger this, since it did not
appear to have any magic properties anywhere else we could think of.
Can anyone think of any problems this would cause, and if so, what
suggestions do you have for altering the syntax to be more useable?
We are not wedded to = or even the precise syntax used here.  We would
be interested in hearing what other systems may have implemented such
a facility and what syntax they have used.

					Fighting the 150 message a day habit,
							-Doug-