T720019@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu (Volkhart Baumgaertner) (02/17/91)
I'm sorry if I am asking something that may have been answered in the
Digest before, but I was abroad for a while and unable to read it. I
have heard that there is an Internet or Bitnet address that allows one
to send e-mail to soldiers in Saudi-Arabia. Friends of mine would like
to send mail to their relatives in units down there. So if anybody has
information on the address and procedure I'd be most grateful if he'd
share it with me.
Volkhart Baumgaertner Internet:T720019@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu
Bitnet :T720019@univscvmac220@cleveland.freenet.edu (Rich Szabo) (02/25/91)
T720019@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu (Volkhart Baumgaertner) writes: > I have heard that there is an Internet or Bitnet address that allows one > to send e-mail to soldiers in Saudi-Arabia. Friends of mine would like > to send mail to their relatives in units down there. So if anybody has > information on the address and procedure I'd be most grateful if he'd > share it with me. There is a free e-mail service, "Letters from Home", which GEnie is providing. You must dial into their network. You do NOT need to be a Genie subscriber to use this service. GE transmits the letters to Saudi Arabia and prints them there for physical distribution. Before sending a Letter from Home you must know the following information about the intended recipient: - Name & Rank - Social Security Number - Unit or Ship Name - APO or FPO Number Call the GEnie Client Services at 1-800-638-9636 to get your local access number. I found that you must turn on "Local Echo" in your PC software or on your terminal. I am in no way affiliated with Genie or General Electric. Rich Szabo Cleveland, Ohio USA internet:ac220@cleveland.freenet.edu