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From: drake@drake.almaden.ibm.com
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for path to IBM-Australia
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Date: 27 Mar 91 17:37:57 GMT
References: <1991Mar20.065518.24645@informix.com> <1991Mar27.082035.1@blumon.enet.dec.com>
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In article <1991Mar27.082035.1@blumon.enet.dec.com> quodling@blumon.enet.dec.com writes:
>The last time that I tired contacting a friend in IBM Australia, I was told
>that for an IBM employee to have the ability to send and or receive mail 
>electronically from outside of the corporation would require high level
>business approval. 

Not at all true.  Any IBM employee can get access to the Internet with 
the approval of their immediate manager.  One electronic signature; that's 
it.

Addresses are of the form:  "userid@node.vnet.ibm.com", where "userid at node"
is the user's address on IBM's internal VNET network.

SO, if you have a need to contact an IBMer via e-mail, contact the IBMer
by other means to (1) get them to register if not already done, and (2)
find out their address.  Done!


Sam Drake / IBM Almaden Research Center 
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