Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!mcdchg!chinet!les From: les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: Domain Registration (was Re: Imminent death of UUCP Zone predicted) Message-ID: <1990Aug09.204216.16665@chinet.chi.il.us> Date: 9 Aug 90 20:42:16 GMT References: <2118@cirrusl.UUCP> <1193@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca> Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX Lines: 45 In article peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >> That would be nice but... One of the problems is that data modems are >> connected to many types of computers, each of which has different ideas on >> how they want you to initiate a connection. >So standardise on a string to send to indicate you want to exchange mail, >and an authorisation string (login and password). Call at higher baud rates, >and if that fails hang up and call back at a lower baud rate. It's a SMOP. Hmmm, doesn't sound optimal to me. >The simplest algorithm would be: send CR, wait until the other end stops >sending data, send "email", wait until the other end stops sending >data, send a password, and wait for a start packet. I'd like to get away from the "simplest" methods and go directly to the fastest possible. Also, it should be possible to detect calls from similar devices so other calls can be passed to another device. An algorithm where the sender starts sending as soon as the connection is established using a standard speed and protocol would be nice. If the receiver doesn't want it, wants to go faster or misses something, it can mention it in the return packets. >> Also remember that there are more real fax machine's available as >> destinations for you email than pc's with data modems. > >But none of them have the email support, so they will have to be replaced >anyway if you want anything more than the existing capability. I can already >send a FAX via Email, anywhere in the world... why should I spend $1000 on >extra hardware if it doesn't buy me anything? I agree that munging email capability into existing pc-fax modems is a bandaid solution (cheap 9600 baud, but not much else). What I want to see is an integrated and optimized modem, CPU and hard disk with a simple set of commands to store messages and deliver to a specified phone-number destination. The only real option would be to deliver to standard fax machines if that is what answers, and to store a fax image if called by a fax machine. Everything else would be controled by the host software, and to that end it should be possible to retrieve the message "envelope" without the body so forwarding would be possible without copying the data to the host and back. Les Mikesell les@chinet.chi.il.us