Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!fwi.uva.nl!mel!schraag From: schraag@fwi.uva.nl (Joost Schraag (I81)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: e-mail from Applelink to interNet Message-ID: <1092@carol.fwi.uva.nl> Date: 27 Jun 90 14:34:31 GMT References: <1086@carol.fwi.uva.nl> Sender: news@fwi.uva.nl Reply-To: schraag@fwi.uva.nl (Joost Schraag (I81)) Organization: Faculteit Wiskunde & Informatica, Universiteit van Amsterdam Lines: 32 In article <1086@carol.fwi.uva.nl> i (Joost Schraag (I81)) wrote: >I have a friend with an AppleLink e-mail adress. >The syntax to reach him from InterNet is @applelink.apple.com > >What is the syntax for the other direction? >Or, is there a gateway FROM AppleLink TO InterNet. > Amongst others, Larry Rosenstein answered: "[...] It is best to send him a message. The gateway adds directions to the AppleLink message explaining how to reply. The general syntax is @INTERNET# [ closing # is essential, jjs] The problem is that AppleLink has a limit on address size (31 characters or so), and if the internet address is long the limit will be exceeded. In that case the gateway creates an abbreviation, which it maintains. The only way to can find out the abbreviation is to send a message. [...]" i will try this, and thank him and others who wrote me. joost -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Joost Schraag X University of Amsterdam X e-mail: schraag@fwi.uva.nl The Netherlands X or: schraag%fwi.uva.nl@hp4nl.nluug.nl