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From: forsyth@cal...
Subject: [9fans] /n/smtp
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 18:21:08 0000

boyd fell into the RFC trap by naming the service /n/smtp.
of course, smtp provides a few features that aren't captured
by that interface, both in the primary RFC and in the set of
derived ones.

rename it /chan/postoffice, do exactly the same thing, and it
should be fine.  in fact, `smtp' is too specific anyhow, since you
might be using another delivery method in the postoffice.
if you're a real masochist, it might be x.400 (or
whatever the correct x.number might be); i still fondly remember those
x.400/rfc822 gateways in the uk. infrastructure.