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From: jack@rml.UUCP (jack hagerty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Help with Compuserv
Message-ID: <223@rml.UUCP>
Date: 20 Oct 90 20:24:49 GMT
References: <1990Oct17.214131.1949@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
Reply-To: jack@rml.UUCP (jack hagerty)
Organization: Robotic Midwives, Ltd.
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In article <1990Oct17.214131.1949@uoft02.utoledo.edu> grx0644@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
>I know this is a bit off the subject, but I need to send mail to Compuserv of a
>technical nature. I have the id of the person, but I do not know the internet
>path. I have seen someplace someone saying that this is how its done and I did
>not know where else to post it. I am not a member of compuserv, so I am sorry
>if I am bothering anyone with this desperate plea for help.
>
>Tony
>

Pretty straight forward, actually.

Just use the form: 

	user@compuserve.com

where "user" is the CompuServe ID number of the person you want. The
only trick is to replace the comma in the ID with a period since, apparently,
commas do funny things in the internet (maybe someone out there could
enlighten us).

To get mail back from Compuserve, they must use the form:

	>user@host.domain

the important part of which is the leading ">" which tells CompuServe
that the address is not a shorthand for the "address book" (or whatever
they call it) but an actual network path.