sikorski@rcf.rsmas.miami.edu (06/17/91)
[Please note. Due to errors I made in this post, I'm cancelling and reposting it. Notably, Dont force a gateway to accept e-mail *into* FidoNet from Internet... This may burden them with un-asked-for phone bills. My apologies. R.Sikorski] In article <1991Jun12.233937.11664@rcf.rsmas.miami.edu>, I wrote: > > I've been trying to mail into FidoNet, apparently without success. > [...] > what's the outgoing (FidoNet --> Internet) address My FidoNet<==>Internet mail is working one way, and probably just delayed for the round trip, so here's the summary of the simple 'smart' paths to use. Mike Riddle also gave info on bang (!) paths, which I'm not repeating here, but I have it if you want it. Thanks for the great tips everyone: [I hope I didnt miss anyone]. John Cowan <cbmvax!snark.thyrsus.com!cowan@uunet.UU.NET> David Dodell <asuvax!stjhmc.fidonet.org!ddodell@ncar.UCAR.EDU> (1:114/15) James Goltz <frost@helixw3.nih.gov> Matthew Lyle <matt@convex.mitek.com> Ric <nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil> Mike Riddle <riddle@hoss.unl.edu> (1:285/27) Roger Scott <u906400@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au> (3:670/206.15) A) FidoNet-->Internet No Suspense: It WORKS! I got mail from my fido-address to my Internet address in less than a day. (I didnt check exact time...) I'll give the short addressing scheme from Mike Riddle, and it was pretty much as suggested by everyone above. > Matrix: 114/15 (e.g. FidoNet Net/Node of nearest UUCP gateway) > TO: UUCP > Subject: Whatever > 1st Line of text: To: username@uucpaddress > 2nd Line of text: (blank or one space) > 3rd Line of text: Start your message > > Where 114/15 is the router in Phoenix, operated by David Dodell at hostmaster@stjhmc.fidonet.org Mike also gave a much more detailed explanation (not repeated here), from an amazing document, and David Dodell has given me some more-recent /corrected info [see below]. > How to use the UUCP <===> Fido-Net<tm> Gateway > Version 2.3 as of 09 DEC 88 > by Lee Damon of 105/302 > and Dale Weber > Assisted by Lisa Gronke on 105/6 Ric (nauen@...) suggested some possible gateways near my FidoNet address, including the one I ultimately used. James Goltz pointed out that uunet.uu.net has the UUCP mailmaps in /uumap, which I then realized (s-l-o-w-l-y, I know) is the same as the lists in comp.mail.maps (a few newsgroups up from here...). The point being that the UUCP<==>FidoNet gateways are in the .fidonet.org domain, so I searched the current lists local to my Fido-address (Ric mentioned that his list was a little old) and found one with the same area code, which I used for my mail *from* FidoNet to Internet. B) Internet-->FidoNet Everyone agreed that the simple way to a user at FidoNet address 1:2/3.4 is firstname.lastname@p4.f3.n2.z1.fidonet.org (through the local default gateway). (The 'point' number, my .4 in my example, may not be part of every address). I guess 1 to 3 days transit is common, although 10 days can happen... My mail into FidoNet has not yet arrived there (at least 7 days now). I contacted David Dodell, administrator of the fidonet.org domain, (which to a better informed user would have been an early step). (Someone ought to put a ;-) there, but I'm barely entitled, since I screwed up instead.) He noted that my attempt to choose a specific node for email that is *inbound* to FidoNet from Internet is *NOT* the way to go: it may impose connect costs on that gateway. [My apologies are in the mail]. So now the professionals are on the trail of my missing mail... Thanks David. Thanks all. I'm sure my mail will get *into* Fido soon. Out from Fido works great. Richard <sikorski@rsmas.miami.edu> (1:108/55) <-- my Fido may soon be john.sikorski (my bro)
sikorski@rcf.rsmas.miami.edu (06/17/91)
In reference to my article <1991Jun16.191405.11673@rcf.rsmas.miami.edu>: If you dont get my corrected summary, I want to point out an error. Trying to choose a specific gateway *into* FidoNet from Internet may incur un-asked-for costs on the gateway. Sorry for the mis-info. Richard <sikorski@rsmas.miami.edu> (1:108/55)
rick@ofa123.fidonet.org (Rick Ellis) (06/23/91)
> My FidoNet<==>Internet mail is working one way, and probably just delayed > for the round trip, so here's the summary of the simple 'smart' paths to > use. Mike Riddle also gave info on bang (!) paths, which I'm not > repeating > here, but I have it if you want it. Thanks for the great tips everyone: > [I hope I didnt miss anyone]. Rick Ellis ics.uci.edu!ucivax!p4tustin!ofa123.fidonet.org!... -- Rick Ellis Internet: rick@ofa123.fidonet.org Compuserve: >internet:rick@ofa123.fidonet.org BBS: 714 939-1041 (HST/V.32bis)
sikorski@rcf.rsmas.miami.edu (06/24/91)
In article <3483.28640213@ofa123.fidonet.org>, rick@ofa123.fidonet.org (Rick Ellis) writes: > > [I hope I didnt miss anyone]. > > Rick Ellis ics.uci.edu!ucivax!p4tustin!ofa123.fidonet.org!... Sorry I missed you on the credit list, Rick. On the vax where I was pasting my post together, back-ups are less than frequent. I had this vague feeling that by the time I got to the credits, I was one post short... Richard