ta2@EDISON.BERKELEY.EDU (tom allebrandi) (08/06/86)
While flipping through my "VAX Systems and Options Summary", I came across: Message Router for VMS is a store and forward message transport system that optimizes message delivery within a DECnet Phase III or Phase IV network. Message Router for VMS supports the existing Standards for Network Protocol, Interface and Formatting being developed for message handling systems by the National Bureau of Standards. (April-June 1986 Summary, bottom of page 9.14) Does anyone know what this product is and/or does? Does it work with VMS mail? We may soon have a real need for some kind of store and forward capability to interact with VMS Mail. We connect to a number of sites via on demand dail-up. If a user wants to send mail to some site; he must first bring up the link; then send his mail while the link is up. This is obviously cumbersome but what do you do when VMS Mail won't send mail to a node who is not currently available. If we could get VMS mail to do store and forward, the process would be much easier. If the "Message Router for VMS" won't do it; is there one available? I have asked our salesman for the Product Description but would be interested in hearing from anyone who knows anything about this product. Thanks! Tom #-} ............... tom allebrandi general electric automation controls operations ta2@edison.uucp edison!ta2%virginia@csnet-relay.arpa (804) 978-5566 box 8106, charlottesville, va, 22906 ...............