schoff@cadtroy.UUCP (Martin Lee Schoffstall) (10/30/84)
Is anyone familiar with Mailnet & Educom?
My understanding is that this is a group of 475 colleges
and universities that transfer mail back and forth.
Does anyone care to volunteer information about this network,
are they using BITNET protocols, dialups, leased lines.
Are there any gateways between the usenet/arpanet/csnet & Mailnet?
thanks,
marty
cadmus!schoff@seismo.ARPA
{linus,bbncca,seismo,wivax}!cadmus!schoffdave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (11/01/84)
MIT-MULTICS.ARPA has a link to Mailnet, or at least to UMich-MTS.Mailnet.
Dave Sherman
Toronto
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I do believe that EDUCOM has BITNET and Usenet connections.
I shall research this in the meantime....
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"It's a radio for deaf-mutes!"minitab@uwstat.UUCP (11/05/84)
> Is anyone familiar with Mailnet & Educom? > > My understanding is that this is a group of 475 colleges > and universities that transfer mail back and forth. You are confusing MAILNET with EDUNET. MAILNET is a hub-oriented mail system used by about 21 institutions. The hub is MIT-MULTICS. MAILNET relay software is available for a number of host operating systems. MIT-MULTICS calls each participant (several times?) each day to pick up and drop off messages. Your confusion is understandable, since MAILNET is a communications project of EDUCOM. There are 475 members of EDUNET, EDUCOM's system of selling unique and surplus computer resources of about 18 supplier institutions (e.g., Cornell, Wisconsin, MIT, Stanford, etc.) to many smaller institutions that cannot afford the unique resource, or even a computer! Users at consumer institutions reach the suppliers' hosts by Telenet. EDUCOM provides billing services and information exchange to make this system work. EDUCOM also has a discount program for hardward (such as modems and microcomputers) and software (such as for networking and teleconferencing) in which member institutions may participate. EDUCOM may be reached at person@EDCUOM (BITNET) person%EDUCOM.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA ...!psuvax1!person@educom.BITNET (UUCP) where "person" is the staff person you want to reach. For general inquiries, you might try Candy Willit (WILLIT@EDUCOM), though she might not be the right person for specific programs. > Does anyone care to volunteer information about this network, > are they using BITNET protocols, dialups, leased lines. > > Are there any gateways between the usenet/arpanet/csnet & Mailnet? Hookups are by dial-up or by packswitching. All the gateways are available, but I don't know the address syntax for each. EDUCOM's newletter recently published all the gateways with addressing syntax, host participating, etc. Request a copy of the article from EDUCOM. MAILNET traffic to BITNET, also sponsored by EDUCOM, goes through MITVMA. Steve Arnold, Joiner Associates Inc. ARNOLD%WISCPSLB.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA (ARPA) ...!PSUVAX1!ARNOLD%WISCPSLB.BITNET (UUCP)