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- Marshall Abrams
- NBS
- 7 May 80
- Network Working Group
- Request for Comments: 763
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- ROLE MAILBOXES
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- Occasionally it is necessary to send mail to someone on the net who is
- known only as the incumbent in an official position. Often the mail is
- undeliverable because of employee turnover.
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- We have also had such a problem at NBS and have therefore created MAIL
- address synonyms such as SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT, and LIAISON to ensure that
- mail is correctly delivered no matter who the incumbent happens to be.
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- I suggest that all systems which permit MAIL address synonyms install
- them. I further suggest that the NIC or the ARPANet management select a
- standardized set of synonyms, thus increasing their utility.
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- Marshall Abrams
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