drn@pinet.aip.org (donald_newcomb) (03/10/91)
Pinet is a service of the American Institute of Physics to its members and members of affiliated organizations (e.g. American Geophysical Union, Acoustical Society of America, etc). It has Internet and Bitnet access, Usenet, an 800 dialup, some scientific literature databases and access to some non-Intermail message systems (e.g. FAX, EasyLink). Signup is cheap ($15) and connection costs are a little less than major mail systems with no byte count charges, except for non-Intermail addresses. I recently subscribed to this e-mail system primarily to insulate my personal mail and political flames from having anything to do with my employer (U.S. Navy). I also wanted to be able to send and receive TELEX, because I travel overseas, often on ships equipped with INMARSAT TELEX stations. An unintended salubrious effect is that Usenet postings reflect The American Institute of Physics as my Organization :-). Access to TELEX, FAX, Dialcom and a few other message systems are provided by a service called DASNET. I read the instructions on using this service and it seems that all incomming TELEX traffic is routed through a single TELEX II line with the recipient's (my) address cryptically embedded in the second line of the incoming TELEX :-(. Now, I know some TELEX users and telling them that they have to put "DEST:(DE3AIP)DRN" as the first thing in the second line would be like giving them a 20-hop uucp address. It will never work. Can someone help me to understand the relationships between TELEX, EasyLink, Dialcom, X.29 and what we Interneters normally think of as e-mail? Does anyone know of a good, cheap way for an Internet user to get something like a personal TELEX number? I know that SprintMail (Telemail) users can sign up for a personal number, but I don't need that expense and I don't want to have yet another incompatible mailbox to check every day. Also, I have access to a VAX with a PSI (X.29 ?). Whenever, I am given a "PSI number" for something, I record it and treat it as "magic". Is there any rhyme or reason to these numbers? Is there a way to figure out why some work and some do not? Should they have different lengths? Thanks for your help. Donald Newcomb Telex II - #910 380 3354 drn@pinet.aip.org First line - "FROM:<your telex #>" drn@pinet.bitnet Second line- "DEST:(DE3AIP)DRN" (601) 863-2235 Third line - "SUBJ:<brief subject>" [Moderator's Note: Both MCI Mail and AT&T Mail offer standard telex numbers as part of their service. To someone on a regular telex machine, it will be transparent. Both of the above services are very reasonably priced and both have full interconnectivity with the Internet. PAT]