morrison@accuvax.nwu.edu (Vance Morrison ) (12/16/88)
Hello, I think this question has been asked before, but the state of the art changes so quickly in LAN technology that it deserves to be asked again. My problem is that I need a Mail program for PC Lan that can coexist (that is bridge mail between) with Minicomputers running Internet style mail (SMTP). In particular I need a solution for Apple Localtalk networks connected via a Fastpath, and a Novell network connected in a yet to be determined way. We have some local solutions to these problems (if anyone is interested I can share what I know) but my manager whats to make sure that we are not missing any potential solutions. Thanks Vance Morrison Northwestern Univ.
edb@fai.UUCP (Edward Bunch) (12/17/88)
In article <417@accuvax.nwu.edu.NWU.EDU> morrison@accuvax.nwu.edu (Vance Morrison ) writes: >I need a Mail program for PC Lan that can >coexist (that is bridge mail between) with Minicomputers running >Internet style mail (SMTP). In particular I need a solution >for Apple Localtalk networks connected via a Fastpath, and a >Novell network connected in a yet to be determined way. I don't know about the Novell network but, I'm Beta testing Mail*Link by Starnine that will solve the SMTP for Mac's if you have a Sun 3 running 3.x. It should be going to pre-release next week. Its not SMTP directly from the Mac yet, but it does the job. Here's the breakdown: Two software bridges. One on the Sun and one on the Mac. The Sun software runs daemon and registers itself with nbpd. Oh yea, you need TOPS nbpd. On the Mac side you use CE Software's QuickMail and Starnine's mail-bridge just like any other. Supports nice features like enclosed mac binaries, with uuencode on the Sun. Starnine tells me that they are working on a direct SMTP version also. QuickMail is a really nice interface for those easily spooked secretaries. Disclaimer: I don't own any stock in any of the above mentioned companies. -- Edward A. Bunch UUCP: {uunet,amdahl,sun}!fai!edb Fujitsu America, Inc. DOMAIN: edb@fai.com Computer Support and Administation.