[bionet.users.addresses] address

xwl@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Helmstadter) (10/18/90)

does anyone happen to have the address of the postmaster at
western michigan? (wmich.edu)  I keep trying 'postmaster@wmich.edu'
and everytime I get some message saying no such address.

Also does any one have a list of the networks and address that are reach-
able through csnet and internet?

Thank for all.

kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) (10/19/90)

> 
> does anyone happen to have the address of the postmaster at
> western michigan? (wmich.edu)  I keep trying 'postmaster@wmich.edu'
> and everytime I get some message saying no such address.
> 

Unfortunately the postmaster@host convention is not universally
followed (although I wish it was).  Alternative addreses that you can
try are system@host and sometimes variants like postmast@host or
postie@host.  Makes one wish that everyone could agree on these
things, doesn't it?

Please note that Postmasters are under no obligation to hunt down
addresses for people.  The response that you get from most is usually
friendly and helpful, but not everyone is uniformly cheerful,
unfortunately 8-)!
-- 
				Sincerely,

				Dave Kristofferson
				GenBank Manager

				kristoff@genbank.bio.net