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Conference waylay::askenet_v5

Title:Ask The EasyNet (V5)
Notice:Don't ask about notes conferences here - see 1.2
Moderator:WAYLAY::GORDON
Created:Mon Apr 13 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1236
Total number of notes:9997

1210.0. "Questions re new format for internal email addresses" by NETCAD::MORRISON (Bob M. LKG2-A/R5 226-7570) Mon Feb 17 1997 21:43

  A few days ago, I began seeing Digital-internal email addresses of form
last_name@mail.dec.com. What kind of address is this? Who manages them?
  It seems to me that this system has major potential for confusion, if it
is used by more than a small percentage of the company. Except for very
unusual last names, a last name alone won't work. For about 90% of the
workforce, a last name preceded by a first initial won't work either. For
example, there are probably 10 R. Morrisons in the company. How will we
avoid confusion if this system becomes widely used?
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1210.1ExchangeDECWET::ONOSoftware doesn't break-it comes brokenMon Feb 17 1997 22:300
1210.2QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centTue Feb 18 1997 00:084
    See extensive discussion (and grumbling) about Microsoft Exchange and
    Digital's mismanaged use of it in the HUMANE::DIGITAL notesfile.
    
    					Steve