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Re: Target disk query

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Target disk query
Date 2015-02-12 14:52 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <ck3t0tFgb02U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (9 earlier) <ck1cfjFpnuqU7@mid.individual.net> <54db999d$0$46436$c3e8da3$9b4ff22a@news.astraweb.com> <mbh1hu$dpj$3@dont-email.me> <ck3qrvFfmsdU3@mid.individual.net> <mbiecg$adv$1@news.mixmin.net>

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On 2015-02-12, Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> wrote:
> In article <ck3qrvFfmsdU3@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> Seems like it should, right? It's actually interesting that it accepts
>> nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us, since technically that's not a valid
>> domain at all. : D
>
> You're right that "invalid" is a correct TLD, set up for this kind of
> use. The server would accept that, but it also accepts "us" as a valid
> domain, no matter what comes before it. It won't accept "me@screw.off"
> though, because there is no "off."  

Ah, so it only checks the TLD. That makes sense. : )

> I also wouldn't use "you_can@screw.me" because, while that's the TLD
> for Montenegro, I would bet that someone has registered that domain.
> Hmm. "eat@my.sh.it" All sorts of possibilities.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains

Indeed. : D

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Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-10 08:17 -0500
  Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-10 14:04 +0000
  Re: Target disk query dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-11 09:03 +1300
    Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-10 16:04 -0500
      Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-10 21:19 +0000
        Re: Target disk query Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-02-10 18:07 -0800
          Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 04:19 +0000
            Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-11 08:32 -0500
              Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 15:09 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-11 10:49 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 15:57 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-11 13:04 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 18:11 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-11 13:12 -0700
                Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-11 18:23 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-02-11 18:03 -0800
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-12 14:15 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-12 09:46 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-12 14:52 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-12 14:55 +0000
            Re: Target disk query Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-02-11 17:59 -0800
              Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-12 14:13 +0000

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