[net.news] Bitnet basic info needed; also bitnet<->internet info needed

davison@bnl44.UUCP (Dan Davison) (07/05/85)

The Stony Brook Division of Biological Sciences Computing Facility is now
on bitnet.  Unfortunately, we've received *no* information at all on bitnet.
So, we have two questions.  First, is there some central source for bitnet
info, like SRI-NIC for the Internet?  How can it be accessed?

Second, is there a bitnet-arpanet gateway anywhere? If so, where is it and
how is it used?

Please send *any* information you have to one or more of the following
addresses:
UUCP: ...decvax!philabs!sbcs!bnl44!davison
      ...decvax!philabs!sbcs!sbccsx!pmb (an alias)
bitnet: mehcoib@sbbiovm.bitnet \
        rohlf@sbbiovm.bitnet   / at the moment only CUNY and Yalevm have
                                 sbbiovm in their host tables as of 7/5
Arpanet: davison@bnl44.arpa
         davison@sumex-aim.arpa

Thank you very much!
 

ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (07/08/85)

> The Stony Brook Division of Biological Sciences Computing Facility is now
> on bitnet.  Unfortunately, we've received *no* information at all on bitnet.
> So, we have two questions.  First, is there some central source for bitnet
> info, like SRI-NIC for the Internet?  How can it be accessed?
> 
> Second, is there a bitnet-arpanet gateway anywhere? If so, where is it and
> how is it used?
>
Well there is now a thing called the "BITNIC" which is supposed to be
some kind of central clearinghouse.  Second, the official gateway is
at WISCVM.  Berkeley (UCBJADE) also seems to work.

-Ron

derek@uwvax.UUCP (Derek Zahn) (07/09/85)

> Well there is now a thing called the "BITNIC" which is supposed to be
> some kind of central clearinghouse.  Second, the official gateway is
> at WISCVM.  Berkeley (UCBJADE) also seems to work.

Actually, I'm sure the folks at Berkeley would be very pleased if you
did not mail through UCBJADE.  For now, WISCVM is the gateway, but if things
go right, BITNIC will be the gateway soon, at which point we will be
very pleased if you don't mail through WISCVM.

derek, temporary (hope springs eternal) babysitter of arpanet-bitnet gateway.

-- 
Derek Zahn @ wisconsin
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