iglesias@UCI-ICSA.ARPA (Mike Iglesias) (09/07/85)
If I have one system (call it A) that is running the jnet software to allow intersystem mail via BITNET, and another system (call it B) that is DECnet'd to A, can the users on system B use the jnet stuff on system A without having to SET HOST, etc. I guess what I'm trying to say is, can system A route the mail from/to BITNET for system B? Thanks, Mike Iglesias University of California, Irvine iglesias@uci-icsa.arpa
OC.GARLAND%CU20B@COLUMBIA.EDU (Richard Garland) (09/07/85)
jnet/DECnet question: You can do 2 things: 1) get a proper license and run jnet on B and run a logical jnet link from A to B over DECnet. This is supported in the announced and soon to be released version of jnet (talk to the vendor: Joiner Associates). We have been beta testing this type of linkage for a long time and it works fine. We have 1 link to an IBM host (using a DUP-11) and 3 links to other VAXes using logical links over DECnet circuits. They all look the same to the user level, and the remote hosts coming in over DECnet see the rest of BITnet just as they would as if we were an IBM host (heaven forbid). 2) Run some gateway software which will relay mail from BITnet to DECnet hosts (those hosts would run no special software). There is an unsupported gateway package which we have which you *may* be able to get from the supplier of jnet. Note: I have no connection with Joiner Associates other than as a beta test site and speak only from my own opinions and experience. Nothing said here should (or can) be construed as a commitment by them for any software. Rg -------
iglesias@UCI-ICSA.ARPA (Mike Iglesias) (09/08/85)
Thanks for the info. Do you know when jnet v2 will be released? Mike
OC.GARLAND%CU20B@COLUMBIA.EDU (Richard Garland) (09/08/85)
I think jnet v2 will be released soon, like October. Rg -------
Tli@USC-ECLB.ARPA (Tony Li) (09/08/85)
Yes, there is no difficulty in doing this... If you need help, contact me as TLI@USCVAXQ. Cheers, Tony ;-)