>    I think your SMTP server should be doing that for you.  You should
> be using SMTP V2.2 with rules (and you probably want to check the
> IBMTCP-L list archives for a better set of rules to use than the
> default).  It is a violation of the Internet standards to let .BITNET
> addresses get out onto the Internet.
Which is YOUR SMTP server, if a listserv message is distributed?
 
 
>
>    Of course it depends if you consider your host "BITNET homed" or
> "Internet homed" on how you handle this.  We probably send a LOT more
> e-mail to Internet addresses but still have a BITNET orientation.  So
> we send BITNET style addresses to BITNET hosts and Internet style
> addresses to Internet hosts.
No, you are also sendining bitnet style addresses to listserv lists even
if all of the listserv recipients are in the internet, and your addresses
still appear as .bitnet:
 
From: Marty Hoag <[log in to unmask]>
 
is what I received from you.   (in the french service messagerie renater we support .BITNET)
 
            If you change to Internet style addresses
> only and still send to BITNET you'll probably find BITNET sites which still
> can't handle the Internet address...
You also find uucp sites which can handle .bitnet ;-)
 
In the new O'Reilly sendmail book you find even a hind how you can
translate all .bitnet addresses to their equivalent internet addresses
in a sendmail configuration using the INTERNET LISTING file, i.e., the
:internet. tags. It seems that it is easier for Internet sites to
install this than for bitnet.
 
There are some approaches:
 
LISTSERV replaces the From: in the copy or copies of messages that is sent
to some SMTP,
 
all SMTPs use the :internet tag to replace ALL addresses,
 
all INTERBIT SMTPS use the :internet tag ..
 
all SMTPs connected to a LISTSERV ....
 
 
a site uses the internet name in it MAILER configuration, an never just
 
user at node.
 
Happy new year.
Peter Sylvester -- Service Messagerie Renater -- INRIA France