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postmaster |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Postmaster \Post"mas`ter\, n. 1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses. 2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: postmaster n : the person in charge of a post office From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: postmaster n. The email contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often but not always the same as the {admin}. The Internet standard for electronic mail ({RFC}-822) requires each machine to have a `postmaster' address; usually it is aliased to this person. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: postmaster The {electronic mail} contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the {Internet} or {UUCPNET}. Often but not always the same as the {admin}. The Internet standard for electronic mail ({RFC} 822) requires each machine to have a postmaster" address; usually it is aliased to this person. See also {webmaster}.
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