Since I AM user "[log in to unmask]" I am CERTAIN that I am receiving the
messages! (I am the administrator at hghed.com)
 
On Fri, 22 Jul 1994, Peter M. Weiss +1 814 863 1843 wrote:
 
> >When I reviewed the list of subscribers to EMED-L, I noticed that a few had
> >addresses like
> >        [log in to unmask]
> >(Domain hghed has a UUCP mail-only feed from netcom.com.) When these were
> >all changed to the equivalent
> >        [log in to unmask]
> >all the ATTMAIL error messages stopped. I think someone's UUCP mail
> >program is not coping well with the address of mail not bound for its system.
>
> By your NOT receiving a bounce message, having changed the semantics
> of the address, does NOT imply that the user is actually RECEIVING
> the message (unless you have other info).
>
> E.g., if you were to change from pmw1%psuvm.bitnet@pucc to
>  pmw1@pucc, these would not be equivalent addresses.  What
>  ever bounce you received (or more importantly in your case,
>  do NOT receive) is not indicative of a successful transmission
>  to the INTENDED END-USER'S mailbox.
>
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