CRAA055%UK.AC.KCL.CC.VAXB@AC.UK (07/17/87)
As I have the good (or bad??) fortune to live in the JANET world, I can give
you a sort of answer to the problems of getting stuff back through the various
gateways to the UK. This answer is not complete and Im sure others will add
bits Ive missed... here goes...
1. The gateways that are useful which connect JANET to ARPA/BITNET et al
are:-
EARN [ ARPA/BITNET/NETNORTH ]
UKC [ uucp ]
ucl-cs [ ARPA ]
2. Addresses to use:
user @ site
In the UK, sitename components are reversed. ie if you are on
JANET, your mail address might be
FRED @ UK.AC.UNIV.DEPT.MACH
From non-JANET nets, it must be specified as
FRED @ MACH.DEPT.UNIV.AC.UK
...ukc!site!user
UKC is the main node of the uucp network and is usable by uucp
sites. It will relay to JANET sites (although Ive found its
not awfully reliable). eg the above user would be specified as
...ukc!univ.dept.mach!fred
user%site @ ucl-cs
Here site is given in the JANE order ie as
FRED%UNIV.DEPT.MACH @ ucl-cs
This particular one tends to be the most reliable.
3. New ones
There is a new gateway called 'ean-relay' in service or about to be
in service. I have no details but perhaps the relevant person at
that site can provide them??
4. Further info
Tim Clark from Warwick univeristy has an electronic document which describes
very well the problems and solutions of network mail to and from JANET. His
address is 'TClark @ UK.AC.WARWICK.DAISY' (Apologies Tim if you get flooded
you with requests!)
Regards to all,
Andy Harper
Kings College London UK
A.Harper @ UK.AC.KCL.CC.VAXB [ JANET ]
(For other nets - see above and practise converting!!)