At 06:13 AM 1/12/97 -0800, Janis Roihl wrote: >I am interested in what is happening with the person who is subscribed as >[log in to unmask] Does the Ashton! in the address have >a function? yes. delimiting hostnames with exclamation points ("bangs") indicates an explicit path for a mail message to take to its destination -- usually by uucp (unix-to-unix copy protocol). so the above address says to send the mail to the user WLinda on the host ASHTON by way of ASHTMELB.ATTMAIL.COM. >I also would like to know what the following means and if it tells me >anything about this being an individual or what. > >Not-Delivered-To: [log in to unmask] due to code 11 "Transfer > Failure"; > arrived Fri, 10 Jan 1997 13:40:29 +0000; > Supplementary-info "System ashtmelb failed to pick up your messages, > we are still waiting" does anyone know if at&t/attmail still use uucp internally? if so, this message means that the host ashtmelb hasn't polled attmail.com to pick up any mail/news in a long enough time to trigger this non-delivery message. -- _O_ rob woiccak |< [log in to unmask]