Re: RV: Invalid local real name - or invalid newsgroup

[Jean-Luc Tardivel <tardivel@gaston.pivoine.cnet-caen.fr>]

in ...mail/db/fullnames, put dotted.name    realname
one line/user
then run .../mail/bin/makendbm ndbm fullnames

Alfredo Sanjuan wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> When I try to send a message to a local user with a dot in his user name, by
> example:
>
> g.albillos@domain.com
>
> Zmailer rewite te "To:" header and delete the domain, and generates this error:
>
> >In the following message, it appears from the format of certain
> >addresses that you have attempted to send a message to somebodys
> >"Real.Name", or alternatively to an USENET newsgroup.
> >
> >Unfortunately both lookups have failed.  fullnames -database didn't
> >contain attempted  Real.Name, nor our copy of active newsgroups
> >database did have such a newsgroup.
> >
> >It is a common mistake to write address alike:   user.host.domain
> >when you REALLY wanted it to be:                 user@host.domain
> >
> >error: norealname: g.albillos
> >
>
> How can I solve this problem? I have several users with a dot in his user name.
>
> Please HELP!
>
> /alfredo