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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
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Subject: Re: UNIX to IBM Communication Package, UREP, and BITNET
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> 	Does anybody know of the existence of a Unix to IBM file
> communications package besides UREP or Kermit?
Well, you can use TCP/IP, done at UWISC and sold by IBM.

> 	What exactly is BITNET? How do you get on it? How does it work?
Bitnet is the the "Because It's There" network.  You used to get on it
by buying two lines to existing site.  Recently, I have heard that there
is going to be a centralized administration (BITNIC?).  It works by spooling
a bunch of files around with RSCS.  UREP is an RSCS implementation for
UNIX.