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== Santa Claus Problem == | |||
Whether or not this is still a term of art in directory and email, it once was. In global Internet operations, we distinguish between "role" and "name" identifiers. | |||
In the classic Santa problem, what is the postal service to do when it receives a letter addressed to Santa at the North Pole? | |||
*Silently discard, leaving the sender to assume he or she has been Naughty | |||
*Return to sender saying "No Such Elf" | |||
*Alias to the group of volunteers who answer such mail? | |||
In like manner, when mail goes to enterprises, does one forward mail to an ex-employee, discard, or send it to the person now in the job? | |||
[[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 16:10, 23 October 2009 (UTC) | |||
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Santa Claus Problem
Whether or not this is still a term of art in directory and email, it once was. In global Internet operations, we distinguish between "role" and "name" identifiers.
In the classic Santa problem, what is the postal service to do when it receives a letter addressed to Santa at the North Pole?
- Silently discard, leaving the sender to assume he or she has been Naughty
- Return to sender saying "No Such Elf"
- Alias to the group of volunteers who answer such mail?
In like manner, when mail goes to enterprises, does one forward mail to an ex-employee, discard, or send it to the person now in the job? Howard C. Berkowitz 16:10, 23 October 2009 (UTC)