[comp.mail.uucp] making UNIX and Easylink talk

kai@uicsrd.UUCP (07/07/87)

Has anyone got a method of connecting 4.2BSD to Western Union's Easylink?
It sure would be nice if our system could pick up messages automatically,
rather than making someone use tip and Easylink's painful syntax.

Anything in a similar vein would be useful.


Patrick Wolfe                 internet:  pwolfe@kai.com
Kuck & Associates, Inc.       uucp:      seismo!kailand!pwolfe
1808 Woodfield Dr.            bitnet:    pwolfe%kailand@uiucuxc
Savoy, IL  61874              csnet:     pwolfe%kailand%uxc@uiuc.csnet

rick@seismo.UUCP (07/09/87)

Easylink is a major pain to work with. The biggest bit of brain damage
is that their system can not accept input at 1200 bps. (i.e. when the
computer sends as fast as it can out a 1200 bps modem).

The thing to do (which we did) is to sign up for attmail. It is 
great (for telex anyway). You can have your telexs mailed automatically
to you on your home machine and you can send telexs via normal unix
mail.

Our users are much happier now that they don't have to fight easylink.

---rick

edm@tikal.Teltone.COM (Ed Morin) (07/09/87)

In article <42300001@uicsrd> kai@uicsrd.CSRD.UIUC.EDU writes:
>
>Has anyone got a method of connecting 4.2BSD to Western Union's Easylink?
>

Yes!  Talk to:

	edm enterprises
	12810 - 125th Ln. N.E. Suite C-15
	Kirkland, WA  98034-7615
	(206) 820-0270
	colossus!edm

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