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Almost the solution Bob,<BR>
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My trouble began in the "alias" file. I had the line:<BR>
k8rra <A HREF="mailto:k8rra@k8rra.ampr.org">k8rra@k8rra.ampr.org</A>"<BR>
to fill out my own address into a complete one - but SMTP won't deliver mail into BBS "...spool/mail" directory containing @ clause even when the clause points to the local node directory.<BR>
This seems to be an adequate statement of the problem.<BR>
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Your solution strips the "@" clause and permits delivery - I only tested my statement with the "rewrite" command / not test mail.<BR>
Yet "<A HREF="mailto:k8rra@arrl.net">k8rra@arrl.net</A>" is something I want to go to Internet destination and the "*" would trap that mail, so I propose:<BR>
*<A HREF="mailto:k8rra@k8rra.ampr.org">@k8rra.ampr.org $1</A><BR>
is a all-user solution - again tested with the "rewrite" command / not test mail.<BR>
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The jnos documentation suggests "don't forward until you TOTALLY understand rewrite and alias files". Good thought - tough call.<BR>
Thanks for hand-holding on this one...<BR>
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On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 06:16 +0000, Bob Tenty wrote:<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT COLOR="#000000">Looks like a mail loop :=(</FONT></FONT>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT COLOR="#000000"> k8rra@* k8rra</FONT></FONT>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT COLOR="#000000">rule missing somewhere at the beginning of that file?</FONT></FONT>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT COLOR="#000000">73, Bob VE3TOK</FONT></FONT>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">From:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> <A HREF="mailto:k8rra@ameritech.net">George (Skip) VerDuin</A> </FONT>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Sent:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> May 27, 2006 3:15 AM</FONT>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Subject:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> [nos-bbs] An SMTP glitch</FONT>
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