jms@infmx.UUCP (John Stephens) (01/17/90)
I have recently been asked by a client to investigate mci-mail <--> uucp connectivity. Does anyone knkow of a gateway from MCI Mail to either uucp sites or the internet ? Thanks. Jack -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jack Stephens ..!{uunet|pyramid}!infmx!jms --or-- ..!jack!wzlr!jms | | Systems Programmer "Into the valley of Death rode the 600... | | Informix Software which allowed them to use the carpool lane." |
HATHAWA@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com (Barry Hathaway) (01/19/90)
Below is piece from the October issue of Netmonth.
*Q* I was absolutly delighted to hear in NetMonth that it was
possible to send mail to MCI from a BITNET node. So I promptly
set off to do so. To my dismay I received a reply from
XB.DAS@TANFORD that this was a 'for-fee' service and that my
BITNET node was not a DASNET subsriber. So much for a MCI
gateway.
*A* [More on MCI from Murph Sewall and June Genis]: It turns
out that there is gateway to MCI other than the DASnet one.
David K. Ely wrote the following explanation:
The Internet<->MCI Mail Gateway is an experimental mail system
being developed by the Corporation for National Research
Initiatives (NRI), a non-profit research organization. NRI is
currently researching interconnecting various mail services.
Currently, there is no charge for sending mail from the
Internet to MCI Mail. In order to send mail to users on MCI
Mail, use one of the following addresses:
accountname@mcimail.com
ci_id@mcimail.com
full_user_name@mcimail.com
For instance, I have a mailbox on MCI Mail. You could send
mail to me via either dely@mcimail.com or 379-3286@mcimail.com
or David_Ely@mcimail.com.
Users on MCI Mail can also send messages to the Internet. At
the "Command:" prompt, type "create <carriage return>. Then
the user performs the following: (NOTE the "TO:", "EMS:" and
"MBX:" strings are prompts provided by MCI Mail.
Command: create <return>
TO: David K. Ely (EMS)
EMS: INTERNET
MBX: dely@NRI.Reston.VA.US
This address is translated to:
"David K. Ely" <dely@NRI.Reston.VA.US> by the Gateway.
Mail sent from MCI Mail to the Internet is charged by MCI Mail.
One final note: Feel free to use the gateway as often as you'd
like, but be forewarned: The gateway is still not considered
fully operational; sometimes mail will be delayed (usually less
than 24 hours.)