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- From: coneill@polarbear.rahul.net (Chris O'Neill)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
- Subject: Re: rmail not accepting % hacks
- Message-ID: <DPuTwB3w165w@polarbear.rahul.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 93 18:47:12 CST
- References: <1993Jan3.171329.4104@nwnexus.WA.COM>
- Organization: Polar Bear Heaven BBS - Rankin Inlet, NWT
- Lines: 27
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- ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims) writes:
- > fenner@postscript.cs.psu.edu (Bill Fenner) writes:
- >
- > >|As an example, mail addressed to foo%bar.uucp@buzz is being sent to
- > >|foo.uucp@buzz
- >
- > >Yes, don't let 4DOS get a hold of it. Read the section in DOS.DOC entitled
- >
- > With 4DOS or NDOS, adding a second "%" may be productive, i.e. mail to
- > foo%%bar.uucp@buzz. Not all systems (mine, for one) need this, but it's
- > worth checking.
-
- Nice try, Ralph, but no go! |-( If I use "%" I get the same results as Bill.
- If I use "%%" I get BOTH in the address (i.e. foo%%bar@somewhere.com)!
-
- Someone else (didn't catch the name) posted that DOS.DOC covers this problem
- (apparently related to using 4DOS or NDOS). So, I guess I'll have to (Sigh!)
- RT*D this time!!! ;-)
-
- TTFN...
-
- Chris
-
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