Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!unmvax!uokmax!occrsh!fang!tarpit!bilver!alex From: alex@bilver.uucp (Alex Matulich) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: BIX vs. Internet Message-ID: <1991Jun22.001221.18813@bilver.uucp> Date: 22 Jun 91 00:12:21 GMT References: <1991Jun18.150036.4198@GTEtele.com> <1991Jun19.014359.646@shaman.com> Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL Lines: 27 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. That's not true. The BIX/Internet gateway is DasNet. To mail from Internet to a BIX user, just send it to user@dcibix.das.net. HOWEVER... this will only work if the BIX user has subscribed to the DasNet service in addition to the basic BIX service. Since it costs extra, few BIX users take this option. >It is as if BYTE would like to make believe BIX is the only electronic >communication system in the world. This is really silly. I wouldn't go so far as to say that, but in a sense you are right. They could make email to/from BIX easier and more accessible. >Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | It takes an uncommon mind to think of >CS Dept., Univ. of Aalborg, DENMARK. | these things. -- Calvin -- _ |__ Alex Matulich /(+__> Unicorn Research Corp, 4621 N Landmark Dr, Orlando, FL 32817 //| \ UUCP: alex@bilver.uucp ...uunet!tarpit!bilver!alex ///__) bitnet: IN%"bilver!alex@uunet.uu.net"