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From: marty@wwoh.com (Martin B. Winston)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: SMTP--MHS gateway? (was Re: SMTP Email gateway)
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 21:53:44 EDT
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rbraun@spdcc.COM (Rich Braun) writes:

> Is there a low-cost or no-cost way of attaching Novell MHS to SMTP or
> uucp mailers, preferably in the form of Unix software which references
> Novell servers via NFS as opposed to DOS software which requires
> spare dedicated PCs?

To my knowledge, there is no incarnation of MHS that can live on a Unix
host - there's one product that comes close on a Mac - and the rest are
on PCs (that may be wrong; if it is, Action Technologies will know).

Therefore, your connection has to happen as a gateway process from a 
PC-based (or PC networked-based) MHS. There is one small group working on
UGATE, which is adapting the UUCICO from Waffle into an MHS-UUCP dial-out
gateway; the problem is, it can't (so far) handle News, just mail. Should 
be solid enough for shareware in about 60 days, I'll guess.

In the meantime, S-Bridge is a solid performer. It does require a bridge
PC connected to the Ethernet as well as to the MHS hub - cheap enough at
today's prices. 

Contact: COMPUTER MAIL SERVICES (Southfield, MI) 313-352-6700; F:352-8387.

Or, you could just let individuals run Waffle under DOS.


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