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UUCP ADDRESS [1 record]

Record 1 1995-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An address involving a series of hostnames separated by exclamation points and ending with a user name. (J.S. Quarterman, The E-Mail Companion, 1994, p. 298).

OBS

UUCP: Unix to Unix copy program; bang: exclamation point.

CONT

The bang address specifies the exact path (host by host) of the mail if necessary. It is in the form machine! machine! user ID, where the number of machines listed depends on the connections needed to reach the machine where the account user ID is. (M.A. Pike, The Internet QuickStart, 1994, p. 34).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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