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From: steve@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (Steve DeJarnett)
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Subject: Re: for IBMers Only
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Message-ID: <1991Feb19.221609.24124@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com>
Date: 19 Feb 91 22:16:09 GMT
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In article <1991Feb19.111035@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com> webb@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (Bill Webb) writes:
>In article <6044@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, yaoko@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kelvin) writes:
>|> Hello,
>|> 
>|>     I was wondering if anyone out there knows about the IBM "profs"
>|> 
>|>     internal system, and how I can send messages (if possible) 
>|> 
>|>     to my father who works oversses for IBM. 
>|> 
>|>     Any help would be appreciated...
>|> 
>|>     Thanks in advance.
>|> 
>|> 					 KELVIN (-273.15 C) 
>|>     

	Bill mentioned the Inter-Enterprise System Connection.  There actually
is an easier way.  IBM Information Network operates a gateway from VNET to the
Internet (VNET is what most people call PROFS, although that's somewhat akin
to calling mailx/mail/elm/whatever the Internet).  Your father should be able
to register with IIN, either using EFAS, or by getting a form called
"INTERNET REGISTER" (electronically) and submitting it to his manager (unless
he is a manager, in which case he can submit it directly).  If he can't find
that form, have him send me a note (DEJARNET@AUSVMQ) and I'll mail it to him.
Please, don't everyone that has friends/relatives/whatever in IBM send me notes.
I write device drivers, I don't provide IIN support.  :-)

	Once he completes the form, he should have an address something like:

	hisid@hisnode.iinus.ibm.com

	Hope that helps....

Steve DeJarnett			Internet: steve@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com
IBM PSP Palo Alto		UUCP:	  uunet!ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com!steve
(415) 855-3510			IBM VNET: dejarnet at ausvmq
These opinions are my own.  I doubt IBM wants them.......