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From: wuu@DUMBO.JVNC.NET (Sze-ying Wuu)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Dial up access to Internet facilities
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Date: 12 Jun 90 14:07:39 GMT
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>	CSNET did this some time ago with MMDF2b.  Some of the dial-up sites run
>	a script every night which brings up the dial-up line, and then opens
>	a connection to a port on relay.cs.net and tells it to start delivering
>	mail to the site.  The application at that connection starts up the
>	appropriate MMDF channel (mmdf can have multiple SMTP delivery channels,
>	where a channel typically has messages destined for a particular site),
>	which delivers the mail to the site.  [Note there's no security problem
>	here -- anyone can start up the channel, but the channel will only deliver
>	to the proper remote system(s)]
>
>	Craig
>


Does CSNET uses Phonenet protocol for dial-up sites? 

We have 1986 version of MMDF, is there a newer version available from
pulic domain? I assume with MMDF, we still need MX RR for a host to
accumulate mail for all dial-up sites. Is there a limitation on the
number of channnels can be fired up? 

Sze-Ying Wuu
JvNCnet
wuu@nisc.jvnc.net