Date   : Sun, 26 May 1985 05:03:47 GMT
From   : Darrel VanBuer <darrelj%sdcrdcf.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Re: Usenet Mail Addresses

The meaning of a usenet address (e.g. in my signature) with {a,b,c}!d!e is
that any of the sites a, b or c are "good" starting points, normally a
"well-known" backbone site within usenet.  If you know how to get to one of
these, you have the last parts of the route, which can be the hardest to
learn otherwise (especially with the current rate of growth of number of
sites).
-- 
Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD
System Development Corp.
2500 Colorado Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90406
(213)820-4111 x5449
...{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,orstcs,sdcsvax,ucla-cs,akgua}
                                                            !sdcrdcf!darrelj
VANBUER@USC-ECL.ARPA