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From: GOLDMAN_S@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU (SALLY D. GOLDMAN)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Mailer/Unix Problem
Message-ID: <8868102315.21200a29.GOLDMAN_S>
Date: 8 Jul 88 15:23:14 GMT
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>It seems I was a little hasty in concluding that the BSD mailer couldn't
>be coerced into sending mail to an address like C$LYD@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU.
>I'd tried escaping the $ with one, then three backslashes, then given up.
>It turns out that the trick is to escape the "$" with 5 (yes, five!)
>backslashes.  E.g.,
>	mail c\\\\\$lyd@cithex.caltech.edu < /dev/null
>actually got the mail through.  And some people say VMS is cumbersome!
>
>Sally Goldman:  Please let me know if this works for the UNIX users who
>		were having trouble sending mail to your users.  Thanks.


Yes, it is true that the BSD mailer may be convinced to send to the a
username with a $ imbedded in it. However, it is real difficult for people
to know how many UNIX machines a mail message will pass before reaching
it's destination. 

Also, it is difficult to disseminate information regarding special rules in 
mailing to a site.

Sally Goldman
Systems Programmer
Stevens Institute of Technology

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