kraut@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (11/10/87)
we would like to explore the existing alternatives for sending/receiving telexes on our USENET-connected SUN or on one of our modem-connected micros. I know I've seen information mentioning this possibility during the past few years, but would appreciate any pointers, especially recent information. I believe that NetWord Inc used to offer such service - but they are out-of business. Portal may have mentioned such a service, but I can't find any info in my archives on that. MCI-mail comes to mind as being a possibility ... thanks for any leads, ---Werner ------------------------------- werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu werner@ngp.utexas.edu werner@ut-ngp.uucp -- kraut@ngp.utexas.edu
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (11/11/87)
In article <6795@ut-ngp.UUCP>, kraut@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) writes: > we would like to explore the existing alternatives for sending/receiving > telexes on our USENET-connected SUN or on one of our modem-connected micros. > I know I've seen information mentioning this possibility during the past few > years, but would appreciate any pointers, especially recent information. > > I believe that NetWord Inc used to offer such service - but they are out-of > business. Portal may have mentioned such a service, but I can't find any info > in my archives on that. MCI-mail comes to mind as being a possibility ... All of the major telex providers - Western Union, Western Union International (MCI), RCA Global Communications and ITT - provide telex service with DDD "mailbox access". Such service eliminates dedicated leased lines for access, the cost of which has become astronomical in the past 4 years. To use the DDD access service, one dials a local or 800-number and uploads a telex message according to a predetermined format. Some of these services connect to the called telex subscriber in an "online" fashion; others use store-and-forward. To receive telex messages, one dials the DDD telex access number on a daily or regular basis, and queries the user mailbox. The UNIX cu(1) utility works fine for this. My organization has telex service through RCA, but we use a variation of the above. We call a local number to send telex messages; we wrote a a program that uses dial(3), detects and send answerbacks, and takes the text of a message to be sent from an input file. To receive messages, we have a dedicated telephone line with a TI terminal that has answerback capability; RCA calls us with all incoming messages instead of our having to periodically check a mailbox. This method is still much cheaper than a leased line. I would suggest that you contact one of the above telex providers directly instead of going through some intermediary. I recommend RCA; the only recurring cost is a $ 25.00/month minimum bill - which is not a problem. There is no access charge per se. <> Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York <> UUCP: {allegra|ames|boulder|decvax|rutgers|watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry <> VOICE: 716/688-1231 {hplabs|ihnp4|mtune|utzoo|uunet}!/ <> FAX: 716/741-9635 {G1,G2,G3 modes} "Have you hugged your cat today?"
ela@mhuxh.UUCP (Gary E. Pratt) (11/11/87)
In article <6795@ut-ngp.UUCP> kraut@ut-ngp.UUCP writes: >we would like to explore the existing alternatives for sending/receiving >telexes on our USENET-connected SUN or on one of our modem-connected micros. >I believe that NetWord Inc used to offer such service - but they are out-of >business. Portal may have mentioned such a service, but I can't find any info >in my archives on that. MCI-mail comes to mind as being a possibility ... > > Werner Werner, Another alternative would be AT&T Mail. This service features worldwide sending/receiving of telex, electronic mail, remote voice retrieval, U.S. mail, 4-hour mail, etc. For more information, call 1-800-MAIL-672. . . . . . Disclaimer: I am an employee of AT&T. I have utilized AT&T Mail for the past 2 years (including telexes to/from Europe, Middle East and Africa) Gary Pratt (too new on USENET to have a .signature)
rwhite@nusdhub.UUCP (12/04/87)
In article <2217@kitty.UUCP>, larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes: Lots of TELEX stuff deleted. > I would suggest that you contact one of the above telex providers > directly instead of going through some intermediary. I recommend RCA; > the only recurring cost is a $ 25.00/month minimum bill - which is not > a problem. There is no access charge per se. We went to AT&TMAIL. They just have you make an entry in your Systems file for their machine. when you want to send a TELEX [or e-mail or paper mail] you observe a few vary basic and simple conventions [like adding a "To: TELEX.address" or some such] when you send things out you just let uucp do the work. When something arives, they call you. [i.e. no polling] You only have to pay for text sent and receiving is free. Access is by 800 number, and I don't think there is a monthly charge [I don't know about the monthly minimum, but nothing I have read so far mentions one] The order/inquiry number is 1-800-MAIL672 if you are interested. They will register your machine over the phone, but you better be near a terminal as you and the rep. will have to establish the uucp connection, and they will need to get a proper connection before they will activate an account. It takes about 3 buisness days for the connection to become productive, and about 5 buisness days to get your instructions. It all looks great so far. Disclaimer: I don't work for AT&T in any way and they may not have wanted me to give out the number. Rob.