sridhar@tekcrl.CRL.TEK.COM (S Sridhar) (09/07/88)
I'm an absolute IBM PC neophyte, so I'd appreciate all the help I can get on this one: A friend of mine here in Portland works in a PC/Unisys environment. He would like to periodically transfer data or even mail messages to his company's division in Europe. Right now they physically mail floppies back and forth which is really cutting down on their productivity. The machine on the receiving end (in Europe) is also an IBM PC/AT. The problem is to transmit data (which would otherwise requires physical mailing of floppies) back and forth over the phone lines. If required he is willing to set up a PC/AT as a dedicated mail server. So here are the questions: 1. Are there any commerical products in the PC world (i'm sure there are) that would enable this process. If so, please give me the contact, phone numbers, addresses etc. 2. Please mention any details required for configuring such a set up, modems, physical network modules etc. 3. Companies that specialize in such software/hardware. 4. If you're from Portland, info about any PC users group is also welcome. Please EMAIL all your replies. I normally do not read this newsgroup. However if you prefer, by all means do post your reply. If there are any questions/clarifications regarding the requirements, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks a lot. Regards, S. Sridhar Tektronix, Inc.
ogilvie@klipper.cs.vu.nl (Ogilvie) (09/22/88)
>....want to send data across oceans, continents, etc.
Use General Electric's QuickComm (GE - ISBD, Information Services Buisiness
Division, a commercially operating devision in timesharing services
with its own world-wide network).
GE's QuickComm service is an international electronic mail system that also
has *legal* value because the service-supplier (GE) guarantees delivery and
logs date&time of submission&receipt. Using protocols and a special
"PC-mailbox" program to be used on the PC side, it is possible to send
*any* file across the world.
You can log on to the service on entry points that (in the US and Europe)
are about in every major city. Thus local telephone costs are low and the
service is not too expensive itself either.
I know of several international operating companies that use the service.
Hope to've been of help,
Paul Ogilvie