Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!think.com!linus!linus!mwunix.mitre.org!m21198 From: m21198@mwunix.mitre.org (John McHarry) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc Subject: Re: The last days of the MCImail - Internet gateway? Message-ID: Date: 27 Mar 91 22:25:59 GMT References: <2707.27ee1cfd@exocet.mentec.ie> Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (News Service) Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: mwunix.mitre.org kevin@exocet.mentec.ie writes: >I've heard a rumour that MCI are going to pull the plug on their >Internet gateway. Seems like they don't appreciate all that "free" mail >going through their network. I don't know what MCI is planning, but I don't think the Internet gateway is any different from any other inter-mail-system gateway. The sender pays his network (or doesn't). The receiving network is not paid. Presumably there is some symmetry in the traffic, and the receiving network is made whole by charging for the replies. This can be troublesome in a couple of cases: If a network is used as a bridge between two other networks, it does not have any opportunity to collect. I think this is blocked in a lot of cases. The other would be where there is a lot more traffic into than out of a network. This may be a problem if MCI Mail customers are subscribing to Internet lists. Everyone would probably be better off if they could find a way to bill the recipient. solely my hast opinions John McHarry McHarry@MITRE.org C where there is a se