Also sprach Bob Wyman [Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 01:26:13PM -0400] : > > So, we now have a system that requires that domain name be part of > EVERY email address
Actually it is only required for domain routing. Locally, domainless adresses remain accepted by most mail transfer agents. For example, by default Postfix is configured with append_dot_mydomain=yes so that the local domain name is appended to the recipient of locally submitted mail with no domain information. Local mail routing with just the user name has survived to this day - people who need it use it happily and the immense majority of the other users is blissfuly unaware of it. It worked for email - I believe it could work for other messaging protocols too.
