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* [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
@ 2012-02-27 14:04 Claudio Roberto França Pereira
  2012-02-27 14:27 ` Florian Philipp
  2012-02-27 15:28 ` Todd Goodman
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Claudio Roberto França Pereira @ 2012-02-27 14:04 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

I'm reading Writing Solid Code, by Steve Maguire, and at the end of
the book there is an about the author section that mentions two
contact addresses: one is an email, the other is
microsoft!storm!stevem. The book is from 1993, so that should be an
old address, for an old protocol. So what? That's not enough for my
curiosity. Anyone does know where this came from?

--
Claudio Roberto França Pereira



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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
  2012-02-27 14:04 [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation Claudio Roberto França Pereira
@ 2012-02-27 14:27 ` Florian Philipp
  2012-02-27 15:10   ` James Broadhead
  2012-02-27 15:28 ` Todd Goodman
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Florian Philipp @ 2012-02-27 14:27 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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Am 27.02.2012 15:04, schrieb Claudio Roberto França Pereira:
> I'm reading Writing Solid Code, by Steve Maguire, and at the end of
> the book there is an about the author section that mentions two
> contact addresses: one is an email, the other is
> microsoft!storm!stevem. The book is from 1993, so that should be an
> old address, for an old protocol. So what? That's not enough for my
> curiosity. Anyone does know where this came from?
> 
> --
> Claudio Roberto França Pereira
> 

That's a bang path from UUCP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uucp

Regards,
Florian Philipp


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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
  2012-02-27 14:27 ` Florian Philipp
@ 2012-02-27 15:10   ` James Broadhead
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: James Broadhead @ 2012-02-27 15:10 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On 27 February 2012 14:27, Florian Philipp <lists@binarywings.net> wrote:
> Am 27.02.2012 15:04, schrieb Claudio Roberto França Pereira:
>> I'm reading Writing Solid Code, by Steve Maguire, and at the end of
>> the book there is an about the author section that mentions two
>> contact addresses: one is an email, the other is
>> microsoft!storm!stevem. The book is from 1993, so that should be an
>> old address, for an old protocol. So what? That's not enough for my
>> curiosity. Anyone does know where this came from?
>>
>> --
>> Claudio Roberto França Pereira
>>
>
> That's a bang path from UUCP.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uucp

"Bang paths of eight to ten machines (or hops) were not uncommon in
1981, and late-night dial-up UUCP links would cause week-long
transmission times. "
<shudder>



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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
  2012-02-27 14:04 [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation Claudio Roberto França Pereira
  2012-02-27 14:27 ` Florian Philipp
@ 2012-02-27 15:28 ` Todd Goodman
  2012-02-27 17:20   ` Michael Mol
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Todd Goodman @ 2012-02-27 15:28 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

* Claudio Roberto Fran?a Pereira <spideybr@gmail.com> [120227 08:35]:
> I'm reading Writing Solid Code, by Steve Maguire, and at the end of
> the book there is an about the author section that mentions two
> contact addresses: one is an email, the other is
> microsoft!storm!stevem. The book is from 1993, so that should be an
> old address, for an old protocol. So what? That's not enough for my
> curiosity. Anyone does know where this came from?
> 
> --
> Claudio Roberto França Pereira
> 

As others have said it's a "bang path" for UUCP routing.

It was used for mail routing even when not strictly using UUCP as well.

This was before such thing as DNS and you got to pass around host tables
(/etc/hosts) which contained all known hosts and their IP addresses.

Todd



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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
  2012-02-27 17:20   ` Michael Mol
@ 2012-02-27 17:07     ` Todd Goodman
  2012-02-28 20:52       ` Claudio Roberto França Pereira
  2012-02-27 17:30     ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Todd Goodman @ 2012-02-27 17:07 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

* Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> [120227 11:49]:
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Todd Goodman <tsg@bonedaddy.net> wrote:
> > * Claudio Roberto Fran?a Pereira <spideybr@gmail.com> [120227 08:35]:
> >> I'm reading Writing Solid Code, by Steve Maguire, and at the end of
> >> the book there is an about the author section that mentions two
> >> contact addresses: one is an email, the other is
> >> microsoft!storm!stevem. The book is from 1993, so that should be an
> >> old address, for an old protocol. So what? That's not enough for my
> >> curiosity. Anyone does know where this came from?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Claudio Roberto França Pereira
> >>
> >
> > As others have said it's a "bang path" for UUCP routing.
> >
> > It was used for mail routing even when not strictly using UUCP as well.
> >
> > This was before such thing as DNS and you got to pass around host tables
> > (/etc/hosts) which contained all known hosts and their IP addresses.
> 
> Predates me somewhat, but I believe UUCP operated over DUN/direct
> serial without the IP layer, as well.

Yep.

Todd



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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
  2012-02-27 15:28 ` Todd Goodman
@ 2012-02-27 17:20   ` Michael Mol
  2012-02-27 17:07     ` Todd Goodman
  2012-02-27 17:30     ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Michael Mol @ 2012-02-27 17:20 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Todd Goodman <tsg@bonedaddy.net> wrote:
> * Claudio Roberto Fran?a Pereira <spideybr@gmail.com> [120227 08:35]:
>> I'm reading Writing Solid Code, by Steve Maguire, and at the end of
>> the book there is an about the author section that mentions two
>> contact addresses: one is an email, the other is
>> microsoft!storm!stevem. The book is from 1993, so that should be an
>> old address, for an old protocol. So what? That's not enough for my
>> curiosity. Anyone does know where this came from?
>>
>> --
>> Claudio Roberto França Pereira
>>
>
> As others have said it's a "bang path" for UUCP routing.
>
> It was used for mail routing even when not strictly using UUCP as well.
>
> This was before such thing as DNS and you got to pass around host tables
> (/etc/hosts) which contained all known hosts and their IP addresses.

Predates me somewhat, but I believe UUCP operated over DUN/direct
serial without the IP layer, as well.


-- 
:wq



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* [gentoo-user] Re: [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
  2012-02-27 17:20   ` Michael Mol
  2012-02-27 17:07     ` Todd Goodman
@ 2012-02-27 17:30     ` Grant Edwards
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Grant Edwards @ 2012-02-27 17:30 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On 2012-02-27, Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As others have said it's a "bang path" for UUCP routing.
>>
>> It was used for mail routing even when not strictly using UUCP as
>> well.

Interesting.  That's something I wasn't aware of.

>> This was before such thing as DNS and you got to pass around host tables
>> (/etc/hosts) which contained all known hosts and their IP addresses.
>
> Predates me somewhat, but I believe UUCP operated over DUN/direct
> serial without the IP layer, as well.

Yes, UUCP worked over both TCP and dial-up.

-- 
Grant Edwards               grant.b.edwards        Yow! An air of FRENCH FRIES
                                  at               permeates my nostrils!!
                              gmail.com            




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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OFF] string1!string2!string3 notation
  2012-02-27 17:07     ` Todd Goodman
@ 2012-02-28 20:52       ` Claudio Roberto França Pereira
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Claudio Roberto França Pereira @ 2012-02-28 20:52 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Wow. Thanks for all this knowledge.



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