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From: dg@lakart.UUCP (David Goodenough)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: Link to GEnie
Message-ID: <748@lakart.UUCP>
Date: 14 Nov 89 20:43:54 GMT
References: <1989Nov10.171006.10373@monymsys.uucp>
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david@monymsys.uucp (David Kozinn) sez:
> nsus_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Nicholas Leon Susch) sez:
>>Is there an internet link to GEnie? If there is, how do you use it? Thanks
> 
> There have been a couple of VERY experimental links set up by individuals, but
> as yet there isn't anything that's available for public use. I believe that
> this is something that GEnie is very interested in doing, and you could
> probably expect to see something more official sometime soon.

I mailed FEEDBACK at GEnie, and asked this very question. The response
said (in effect) there is no link, but investigation is in progress for
setting up something. NO GUARANTEE was given that a GEnie / Internet
gateway would ever come into being. I guess that only time will tell.

The main problem with an individual setting up a gateway is that the
traffic would be rather large, and posting all the mail would require
being online almost 24 hours a day. Much more efficient would be to
hook into GEnie's system directly as has been done with CI$, and drop
the stuff off with an Internet link.

			Here's hoping.....
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