> I have someone trying to subscribe to one of my lists on a UNIX server > with a source routed address > > (e.g., [log in to unmask]) > > The somenode.BITNET is not a valid BITNET site (at least it's not in my > 9503 tables), but the host somewhere.edu has a path to it. > > sendmail/listserv drops the gateway host and ends up with just > [log in to unmask], which bounces because it's not in the tables. > > Should my sendmail/listserv configuration retain the source routed > address or is that an improper address, since it's not registered? > > Beth Unless your host is somewhere.edu, it should leave the address alone. The part of the address to the left of the @ is referred to as the "local part." It's interpretation is completely up to the host on the right side of the @, namely somewhere.edu in this case. The % convention is not a standard, but rather a commonly used convention. There are cases where % is used to mean something else. Roger Fajman Telephone: +1 301 402 4265 National Institutes of Health BITNET: RAF@NIHCU Bethesda, Maryland, USA Internet: [log in to unmask]