Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!umd5!brl-adm!adm!WCSWR%CARLETON.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
From: WCSWR%CARLETON.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU (Walter Roberson)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers
Subject: ! and @ -- which RFC ?
Message-ID: <12774@brl-adm.ARPA>
Date: 2 Apr 88 15:25:16 GMT
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Someone has recently asked me where the 'rule' governing the
interpretation of '!' and '@', both in the same address, may be
found. If you have the address , should
this be interpreted as aaa!bbb!ccc or ccc!aaa!bbb ? As far as I
know, the latter is correct -- but that is simply my experience,
and not something I've seen documented. Could someone please
point me to the appropriate RFC or other document?

   Thank you,

   Walter Roberson