rpA-Inc@cup.portal.com (RP and Ainc) (09/26/90)
There is an urgent need to send some files between AppleLink and an Internet account (this one on Portal, or a few others off UUNET). Is there a gateway machine that performs this task. If so, what is the appropriate syntax for this transaction (from both ends)... Please mail replies back to me (rpa-inc@cup.portal.com). Thanks in advance... Ramin Firoozye rp&A Inc. San Francisco, CA.
hayes@Apple.COM (Jim Hayes) (10/03/90)
rpA-Inc@cup.portal.com (RP and Ainc) writes in article <34255@cup.portal.com>: > >There is an urgent need to send some files between AppleLink and an >Internet account (this one on Portal, or a few others off UUNET). >Is there a gateway machine that performs this task. If so, what >is the appropriate syntax for this transaction (from both ends)... > >Please mail replies back to me (rpa-inc@cup.portal.com). > Well, I think this can be of general use to all. Our wizard of a postmaster put together the current gateway that Apple uses to transfer data from AppleLink to/from the internet. The easiest way to do so is to binhex whatever you want to send and: While on AppleLink, send to: user@internet.host@INTERNET# hayes@ucsd.edu@INTERNET# From the Internet, send to: user@applelink.apple.com hayes@applelink.apple.com While not implemented yet, there are plans to automatically encode internet "binhex" to the AppleLink attached file format, and, well, vice versa. I don't know when, and given Erik's constant load, probably not for a while. -- Jim Hayes, AppleTalk-TCP/IP Weenie Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer Inc. Inet: hayes@apple.com UUCP: {amdcad|decwrl|ames}!apple!hayes
jwn2@qualcomm.com (John Noerenberg) (10/09/90)
On 3 Oct 90, Jim Hayes writes: > While not implemented yet, there are plans to automatically encode > internet "binhex" to the AppleLink attached file format, and, well, vice > versa. I don't know when, and given Erik's constant load, probably not > for a while. Time out, Jim. Where can I find out more about the AppleLink attached file format? Y'know, there's a whole bunch of folks at MIT, UMinn, Berkeley, Stanford and UofI (my apologies if I've left anyone out :-)) working on POP-based applications for exchanging compound documents. All these approaches are relying on BinHex as the means of exchange (as far as I can tell). Seems to me we'd all profit from knowing a bit more about what you're referring to. BTW, thanks for the info on the applelink interconnect! -john
mpm@boombox.micro.umn.edu (Mark P. McCahill) (10/13/90)
In article <1990Oct9.154525.6073@qualcomm.com> jwn2@qualcomm.com (John Noerenberg) writes: > On 3 Oct 90, Jim Hayes writes: > >> While not implemented yet, there are plans to automatically encode >> internet "binhex" to the AppleLink attached file format, and, well, >> vice versa. I don't know when, and given Erik's constant load, >> probably not for a while. > > Time out, Jim. Where can I find out more about the AppleLink attached > file format? Y'know, there's a whole bunch of folks at MIT, UMinn, > Berkeley, Stanford and UofI (my apologies if I've left anyone out :-)) > working on POP-based applications for exchanging compound documents. All > these approaches are relying on BinHex as the means of exchange (as far > as I can tell). Seems to me we'd all profit from knowing a bit more > about what you're referring to. > I agree. Can you tell us anything more? Mark McCahill Microcomputer & Workstation Networks Center University of Minnesota internet: mpm@boombox.micro.umn.edu