> AFAIK, RFC 2821 is the most recent that would effect that functionality. > Section 4.1.3 says "Sometimes a host is not known to the domain > name system > and communication (and, in particular, communication to report and repair > the error) is blocked. To bypass this barrier a special literal > form of the > address is allowed as an alternative to a domain name."
Doesn't help me with the b**** university postmasters though, they were adamant that they weren't going to allow @[ip] through their outgoing gateway, but frankly I think its laziness more than a reasonable excuse. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
