Regarding earlier post on domains.

[David Summers]

In article <570 at wshb.UUCP>, michaelb at wshb.UUCP ( WSHB Operations Eng) writes:
> > The best way is to register your domain officially, get an MX forwarder,
> > and then (*only then*) put your domain information into the UUCP maps.  That
> > way people in both worlds can talk to you and use the same address for you.
> 
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>
> [...] It seems I MUST get everyone using a mailer
> which understands domains (or find out how to fix mine) and then register
> a name so everyone else in the world can find us. But I don't know where
> to start.
> 
> I currently have SCO XENIX 2.3.2 with the stock mail system.
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> Besides, just fixing the mailer to understand the uucp maps won't make it
> recognize domains. 
> 
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> Thakns for any advice.
> 
> Michael
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Why not just use the Sendmail 5.61 + IDA 1.2.8 extensions?  It comes with a
fairly sophisticated sendmail.cf configuration file that tries to handle all
(even mangled) address.  It allows the IMHO very important feature of being
able to combine the Domain Name Server (if you are on the internet) with the
UUCP Maps and correctly goes about looking up the way to get mail to the 
destination in the face of multiple networks (UUCP, Internet, etc.).  And best
of all, it is FREE!   I was able to get the same version working on a Harris
HCX-3.0 and my SCO Xenix 2.3.1.  Very soon I will also have it working on 
AT&T 3B2 SysV R 3.1 at school.  It does what I've been trying to find out how
to do for 2 years...combine InterNet and UUCP addressing correctly.  

   If you want to pick it up, then just FTP to 'uafcseg.uark.edu' and find it
in one of the unix sub-directories (I forget which one right now).  If you 
can't FTP then I can make arrangements to pick it up other ways.  

** To people who replied to my earlier announcement of Sendmail availability **
Sorry for the problems you expirienced.  Somehow I didn't get a correctly 
tar'ed and compress'ed file to 'uafcseg'.  This HAS BEEN FIXED NOW!   I will
try to reply to everyone who e-mailed me as soon as I have a chance.

Our IP address is 130.184.64.202 in case you don't use the DNS.

   - David Summers

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