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Subject: Netcom's dynamically changing addresses
From: James Cook <jcook @ netcom . com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 15:41:12 -0800 (PST)
To: ListMGRList <list-managers @ GreatCircle . COM>
Reply-to: James Cook <jcook @ netcom . com>



It appears that Netcom Communications uses a dynamicly changing element 
as part of the address that comes into the return-path and from fields of 
headers. This element prepends some further stuff in front of the 
sender's generally used email address/domain such that:

JohnSmith@ix.netcom.com shows up in extended headers in form of

JohnSmith@ix4.ix.netcom.com, then JohnSMith!@ix20.ix.netcom.com and so on.

This extended, variable element changes in every single email from such user.


Currently this user is bounced based on the longer form of dynamically 
changing address not matching the original ix.netcom.com form with which 
he joined the list.

Any recommendations on how to deal with this variable field?

It is, again, in both the From: and the Return-path fields.

Thank you.

James Cook



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