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│          A Guide to Quad-Tech Systems BBS Internet Mail System        │
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 What is it?  The Internet is a broad "network of networks" that ties a variety
 of locations around the world with electronic mail.  Internet hosts are tied
 together with high speed data communications lines.  Other systems use a
 number of methods to connect to Internet hosts.  For example, this system
 connects to a system at the University of Houston known as "menudo.uh.edu".
 Systems consist of UNIX systems, IBM Mainframes, DEC VAXes, PC's and many
 other types.  These systems are run by universities, businesses, government
 agencies and private individuals.

 Who can I talk to?  In addition to users at Internet sites (and there are
 hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of these people), you can also
 correspond with users attached to a number of other networks that also
 maintain connections to the Internet.  These include Compuserve, AT&T Mail,
 MCI Mail and Fidonet.



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│                  How do I address an Internet Message?                      │
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 A normal Internet address is in the format: [e-mail]
 These addresses are normally CASE SENSITIVE!  Don't capitalize lower case or
 use lower case for capitals.  Your message may not get through.

 To send a message:
 1. Post it in Conference 361.
 2. In the "TO:" field enter the email address, ie: [e-mail]

 That's all there is to it!

 Example:

 TO:   [e-mail]
 From: Richard Dennis
 Subject: Test

 Body:.........


 that's .. save the message and that's it.

 Where do I get Internet addresses?  Let's say you want to reply to a message
 in a Usenet conference privately.  In other words, you want it to only go
 to one person, not to everyone who reads the conference. The first step is
 to make note of who the person is.  If the message originated outside this
 BBS, you will see that persons address embodied in the first lines of the
 message itself.

 For example:

 From: [e-mail] (George Bush)

 The "(George Bush)" is just an item to tell you the "english" name of the
 person.  On occasion some rather whimsical names will be entered in this
 area instead of real names.

 gbush is the users ID on the system.

 whitehouse is the name of the computer where this user gets mail.

 gov is the "domain" or subset of the Internet in which the system
 "whitehouse" is registered.

 An alternate style often used is:

 From: George Bush <[e-mail]>

 And a word about all those funny characters.....
 @ = This is literally the "at" sign.  It is used to seperate the user ID from
     the system name.

 . = Used to separate system name from domain name in the right hand side of
     the internet address.  If found on the left hand side of the @ sign, it
     is typically used as a substitute for a space or comma in a "foreign"
     user ID.  Your ID here (ie, STEVE ROBERTS) is typically
     considered a "foreign" ID and a period is inserted on your outbound
     mail between your first and last name.  (you don't have to worry about
     this unless someone asks for your email ID)

 ! = Used to separate items in a UNIX UUCP style address.  Normally not used
     here except in conjunction with an "@" style address.  For example:
     bsm3cca![e-mail] would send mail to the system bsm3cca
     via attmail.com.  The desired user would be joejones.

 % - This is the same as "!" in internet addresses, however, the order
     is reversed.  In other words while ehbbs![e-mail]
     is the way to use a "!", if you wish to use "%" reverse the machine
     and the user id. Thus the appropriate entry is:
     [e-mail]

How do people write me back?

     It's easy, your email address here is:

     [e-mail]

     Just put a period between your first and last name and stick
     @ehbbs.hou.tx.us on the end of it.  This is the ID that is automatically
     added to your messages when they are sent out.

 See the other bulletins for information on sending mail to other systems
 like Compuserve, AT&T Mail, MCI Mail, etc.

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│                           Sending Mail to Compuserve                        │
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To send to compuserve ID# 71234,567
Then address your message "TO: [e-mail]"

note: Compuserve account IDs are pairs of octal numbers.  Ordinary
consumer CIS user IDs begin with a `7' as shown.


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│                          Sending mail to Fidonet                            │
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To send to Fidonet

Fidonet ID's have the format Zone:Net/Node.Point
A Fidonet "point" is a mini-bbs designed for the use of just one or a
few users.  Not all Fidonet systems have "points".

To send to John Smith at 1:2/3.4

Address your message to "TO: [e-mail]"

To send to Mary Smith at 1:2/3

Address your message to "TO: [e-mail]"


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│                            Sending to AT&T Mail                             │
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To send to AT&T Mail user !ehopper

Address your message to "TO: [e-mail]"

To send to a SYSTEM connected to AT&T Mail, such as bsm3cca!ehopper

Address your message to "TO: bsm3cca![e-mail]"

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│                           Sending to MCI Mail                                │
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To send to MCI Mail:

To send to MCI Mail user John Smith at MCI Address (123-4567)

send to "TO: [e-mail]" (This is the most reliable, unless you
have a specific alpha address)

or send to "TO: [e-mail]" if "JSMITH" is unique

or send to "TO: [e-mail]" if "John Smith" is unique - note the
underscore!

or send to "TO: John_Smith/[e-mail]" if "John Smith" is NOT unique.

See Bulletin 24 for USENET newsgroups.


These "world" newsgroups are (usually) circulated around the entire
USENET -- this implies world-wide distribution.  Not all groups
actually enjoy such wide distribution, however.  The European Usenet
and Eunet sites take only a selected subset of the more "technical"
groups, and controversial "noise" groups are often not carried by many
sites in the US and Canada (these groups are often under the "talk"
and "soc" classifications).  Many sites do not carry some or all of
the comp.binaries groups.