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- From: hardis@garnet.nist.gov (Jonathan E. Hardis)
- Newsgroups: vmsnet.mail.mx
- Subject: RE: what is mx ?
- Message-ID: <009666A4.00D61C20.8568@garnet.nist.gov>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 00:15:07 GMT
- Organization: Mx-List<==>Vmsnet.Mail.Mx Gateway
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- > Can somebody tell me what is MX ( well I know it does SMTP on a VAX ). Or
- > my question should be: I have UCX 2.0, what would MX do for me that UCX
- > does not provide ? Or is there a FAQ ?
-
- In the words of its author:
-
- Message Exchange V3.1
-
- Message Exchange (MX) is electronic mail distribution and routing software
- for VMS V5.0 or later. It supports Internet mail over TCP/IP using CMU-Tek,
- DEC VMS/ULTRIX Connection, TGV MultiNet, and Process Software Corporation's
- TCPware, as well as SMTP over DECnet and X.25; BITNET mail over Jnet; also
- interfaces with DECUS UUCP.
-
- MX uses VMS Mail for local message entry and delivery, and includes support
- for mailing lists and mail-based file servers. Support is included for
- interfacing MX with a custom mail transport and for providing custom address
- handling routines.
-
- V3.1 includes the following new features over previous releases:
-
- * SMTP over X.25 is now supported, using VAX P.S.I.
- * The Jnet interface no long requires a special account to run.
- * Mailing list processor supports NOCASE, CONCEAL, and NOREPRO flags
- for subscriber entries.
- * A NAME_CONVERSION module is included in the examples save set that
- handles address conversions for both DECnet and MRGATE users.
- * MX processes now log their startups and exits to log files, and
- will also log to an operator class, if desired.
- * New STATUS command added to MCP that lists all running MX processes.
- * Several other minor improvements and bug fixes.
-
- MX V3.1, including installation kit, docs, and sources, is available via
- anonymous FTP on ftp.spc.edu, in directory [.MX].
-
- If you do not have FTP access, you can obtain MX by requesting it via
- E-mail. Send the following commands in the body of a mail message to
- MXSERVER@WKUVX1.BITNET:
-
- SEND MX031
- SEND FILESERV_TOOLS
-
- It's a huge package and, because of BITNET delays, make take a few
- days for all the pieces to arrive.
-