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Subject: Re: Subject: Connecting a DECnet to a BITNET node
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>                                     Know about UREP and
>JNET RSCS-emulation software. Suppose one runs JNET on a
>VAX and connects it to the IBM-node. What about the users
>on the other machines? Give each one an account on this
>VAX, or run JNET on several VAXes in the DECnet? Or is there
>any gatewaying software that can function together with, say
>JNET, and distribute mail and files from BITNET to the various
>DECnet-nodes?

It seems to me that I read somewhere that VMS MAIL handles foreign
protocols even across DECnet nodes.  FOr instance, to mail via JNET
one normally types somthing like this

		MAIL> SEND
		To:      JNET%"DPVC@UORDBV"

If the JNET software is running on another VAX, however, you could 
use someting like this:

		MAIL> SEND
		To:      UORDB2::JNET%"DPVC@UORDBV"

This would send the mail to UORDB2 for processing by the JNET 
software on that node.  As I recall, one of the system programmers here
at the University of Rochester tested this out, and it worked.  I'm
not sure how return mail is handled, but I think it might work as well.
This probably won't help your non-VMS nodes, but I think it can be used
to tie your VMS systems to BITNET.

We have been using JNET for over a year now, and it seems to work well
under most circumstances.  Version 2.0 is much improved, and even
includes a user's manual (I beleive that's a first for them).

Good luck!

								DPVC