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- From: BA.CGB@forsythe.stanford.edu (Clif Baker)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: IBM won't accept Internet problem reports any more
- Date: 14 Dec 1992 12:58:18 -0800
- Organization: Stanford University
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-
- This is taken from CompuServes email help system. It may be of use
- to you folks.
-
- Clif Baker
- Manager, Network Operations
- The Research Libraries Group, Inc.
- ====================================================================
-
- INTERNET
-
- Internet is an electronic mail system connecting governmental
- institutions, military branches, educational institutions, and
- commercial companies. There is no surcharge to send or receive
- messages through Internet. Only ASCII messages can be sent through
- this system.
-
-
- Sending Messages:
-
- To send a message to an Internet address you must use a special
- addressing format. The command is:
-
- /SEND >INTERNET: recipient_address@domain
-
- For example:
- /SEND > INTERNET:jdoe@abc.ohio-state.edu
-
- Where ">INTERNET:" is required to send your message to the Internet
- system. "jdoe" is the valid address used by this recipient on the
- Internet system. The "@" tells the system that the domain address
- is following. The "abc.ohio-state.edu" is the domain address.
-
- Note:
-
- - Domain address elements must be separated by periods and the
- domain must be separated from the recipient's address by the
- "@" character with no spaces.
-
- - The ">INTERNET:" is essential. It alerts the CompuServe
- system that your message is going to a remote mail location.
- Remember to include the ">" sign.
-
- - You can have a space after the ">INTERNET:" or have no space.
-
- - The correct valid address used by the subscriber on the
- Internet system is essential. Without the exact address used
- by the recipient, the message will not be delivered.
-
- - The amount of time it takes to deliver an Internet message
- varies from a half hour to two days. This is a function of
- Internet.
-
- - Internet and non-Internet addresses may be included in the
- same SEND, separated by commas.
-
-
- Undeliverable Messages:
-
- If your message is undeliverable, it usually will be returned to
- you along with the text of your message. Whether the message is
- actually returned to you depends on the remote mail system, but you
- always will receive notification if your message cannot be
- delivered.
-
- Requested receipts will be generated only when the message leaves
- CompuServe and is transmitted into Internet. Receipts to indicate
- when the user actually receives the message are not available
- through Internet.
-
-
- Receiving Messages:
-
- ***********************************************************************
-
- CompuServe allows a message to be received from the Internet system
- to your mailbox. The Internet user needs your correct Internet
- address to send a message to your mailbox. Your correct Internet
- address is:
-
- 1. Your Address (mine is MHB)
- 2. Your organizations EMI identifier (ours is CSI)
- 3. The CompuServe domain which is "compuserve.com"
- 4. The correct addressing format to send the message. This
- format varies from one system to another. Typically, the
- address is shown as "Address@emi.compuserve.com". For example:
-
- jdoe@csi.compuserve.com
-
- The sender should check at their mail location for the correct
- format. Remember, the format may vary, but the essential elements
- of the address will stay the same.
-
- Note:
-
- - "compuserve.com" is essential
-
- - Messages sent through Internet to CompuServe mailboxes include
- routing information and headers which are added to the top of
- the message before it reaches CompuServe's system.
-
-