[915] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Inter-Network Mail Guide
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ernest Perez)
Tue Aug 4 13:10:30 1992
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1992 12:06:54 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
From: Ernest Perez <EPEREZ%UTDALLAS.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Yesterday I asked for info on the document which gives one directions about
how to send email between the various networks. E.g., Bitnet, MCI Mail,
NASAMAIL, Compuserve, etc., etc.
Migosh, I was overwhelmed with answers within 24 hours of the question. I
think everyone in the whole network nation had the exact information except
me. I got about 15 replies, so far, including 4, count-em, 4 copies of the
full document itself.
It's a valuable source, opens up an interconnect to a great number of
commercial and professional email nets.
***> Here follows some information from the introduction to the Guide itself:
# Inter-Network Mail Guide - Copyright 1992 by John J. Chew
#
# This file documents methods of sending mail from one network to another.
# It represents the aggregate knowledge of the readers of comp.mail.misc
# and many contributors elsewhere. If you know of any corrections or
# additions to this file, please follow the instructions in the section
# entitled 'HOW TO FORMAT INFORMATION FOR SUBMISSION' and then mail the
# information to me: John J. Chew <poslfit@utcs.utoronto.ca>.
***> Here are some sample entries: [and my notes]
#F internet [from: network]
#T applelink [to: network]
#R username [addressee]
#I send to 'username@applelink.apple.com' [form of address, ignore quotes]
#F internet
#T bix
#R username
#I send to 'username@dcibix.das.net'
#I reaches only paying users registered through the DASNet (commercial) gateway
Thanks to everyone for the quick response and the help. I summarize _only
a few_ of the many sources and their comments below...
cheers,
ernest perez
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roy tennant - (rtennant@library.berkeley.edu)
>Try sending the message GET NETWORK GUIDE to LISTSERV@UNMVM.BITNET.
>It should be John Chew's "Inter-Network Mail Guide" which is, I believe,
>the animal you seek.
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chris tomer - ctomer@unix.cis.pitt.edu
>This is the document you want. The updates, which appear sporadically, are
>posted to comp.mail.misc on USENET.
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steve foote - libsf@emuvm1.bitnet
>Are you after John J. Chew's Inter-Network Mail Guide?
>I last got it (revision 1.39, 92/07/28) by anonymous ftp at
> ra.msstate.edu pub/docs/internetwork-mail-guide
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ermel stepp - m034050@marshall.wvnet.edu
>Chew's guide on internetwork mail is available from several sources:
>
>First:
>anonymous ftp from pitt-manager-mit.edu in the file
>pub/usenet/comp.mail.misc/Inter-Network_Mail_Guide
>
>Second:
>send e-mail to listserv@unmvm
>get network guide
>
>Third:
>ftp husky1.stmarys.ca
>mail/mail_methods.;1
>
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helena vonville - hvonvill@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
>I just attended a workshop on locating e-mail addresses and part of the
>workshop covered how to send between networks. There is a document by John
>J. Chew which is available which explains how to do this.
>
>To retrieve
>FTP ariel.unm.edu
>ftp/library/network.guide
>
>or
>FTP ftp.msstate.edu
>ftp/pub/docs/internetwork-mail-guide
>
>Both are anonymous FTP sites. It is also posted monthly to Usenet newsgroups
>comp.mail.misc and news.newusers.questions.
>
