# NEWS V5.6 3-Nov-1986 # # news_address.cnf # # This file contains the address translation rules, which allows site specific # translation of internet-style address formats into formats acceptable to VMS # MAIL. # # The file has the following format: # # (in column 1) is a comment line - the line is ignored # internet_address rebuild_rule # internet_address rebuild_rule # ... # # The internet address field must start in column 1 and must not contain space # characters. The '*' character may be used to force a wildcard match with the # address being tested. The '?' character matches any single character. # # The rebuild rule must be separated from the internet address by at least one # space character. The '\' character is used as the escape character: normally # it is used to specify match subsitiutions. (the '\' character itself is # specified by the sequence '\\' # # For example the following rules extract any internet addresses which mention # the "anu" subdomain and use decnet addressing - otherwise the mail is # forwarded via decnet to node "gateway" and directed to the PMDF mail handler # on that node: # # # this is an example address cnf file # *@*.anu.* \002::\001 # *@*.anu \002::\001 # *@* gateway::in%"\001@\002" # *::* \001::\002 # * \001 # The following rules are used on the production anu system "fac3" #------------------------------------------------------------------ # local mail: *@fac3 \001 *@fac3.anu* \001 fac3::* \001 # any other internet addresses redirected to ultrix internet gateway (node anu) *@* anu::"\001@\002" # any other decnet addresses *::* \001::\002 # anything else * \001