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  1.                                                         Marshall Abrams
  2.                                                                     NBS
  3.                                                                7 May 80
  4. Network Working Group
  5. Request for Comments:  763
  6.  
  7.                          ROLE MAILBOXES
  8.  
  9. Occasionally it is necessary to send mail to someone on the net who is
  10. known only as the incumbent in an official position.  Often the mail is
  11. undeliverable because of employee turnover.  
  12.  
  13. We have also had such a problem at NBS and have therefore created MAIL
  14. address synonyms such as SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT, and LIAISON to ensure that
  15. mail is correctly delivered no matter who the incumbent happens to be.  
  16.  
  17. I suggest that all systems which permit MAIL address synonyms install
  18. them.  I further suggest that the NIC or the ARPANet management select a
  19. standardized set of synonyms, thus increasing their utility.
  20.  
  21.     Marshall Abrams
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