26 May
2021
26 May
'21
3:40 p.m.
Thank you. Rocket science?
...g.
Quoting Richard Bonner <ak621(a)chebucto.ns.ca>ca>:
On Tue, 25 May 2021, nscs(a)chebucto.ns.ca wrote:
At the beginning, our e-mail address was
nscs(a)chebucto.ca. It now
appears to be nscs(a)chebucto.ns.ca
When did the "ns" before the "ca" appear?
*** When the Internet was new, Canadian authorities wanted an
address to include the province or territory. This was later
relaxed, and has now disappeared for the most part.
I cannot say why it has appeared recently. Perhaps because
Chebucto is currently implementing new systems, it got resurrected.
Are both valid and can both be used?
*** Yes.
Mail seems to arrive when using both addresses
but we wish to have
the "right" one appear on our website.
*** Many years ago Chebucto put into place a script that
recognises either address, then directed mail to the correct box.
You may use either one, but for simplicity's sake, I suggest the
shorter be used:
nscs(a)chebucto.ca
This is how I show my address. I dropped the `.ns' in the 1990s or 20-0s.
Richard Bonner
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