Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!pacbell.com!decwrl!hal.com!paul From: paul@hal.com (Paul Sander) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: BIX vs. Internet Message-ID: <1991Jun22.030447.1611@hal.com> Date: 22 Jun 91 03:04:47 GMT References: <1991Jun19.014359.646@shaman.com> <1403@zinn.MV.COM> Sender: news@hal.com Organization: HaL Computer Systems Lines: 20 In article <1403@zinn.MV.COM> mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett) writes: >In article fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes: >>Something that annoys me about BIX is that they don't have a gateway >>to Internet or UUCP mail. CIX, a UK BIX-alike, has a gateway, making >>it possible CIX and Internet users to exchange mail. Actually, there is a gateway, called "dasnet". The catch is that it's a service that one of the parties must pay for. To get mail to a user on BIX, try the following: user@dcibix.das.net Disclaimer: This information was accurate two years ago, but has not been tried recently. -- Paul M. Sander (408) 379-7000 | I just started here, and haven't thought of HaL Computer Systems, Inc. | a new witty quotation yet. 1315 Dell Avenue | Campbell, CA 95008 USA |