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From: henry@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU (Henry Mensch)
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Subject: Re: Gateway to VNET wanted
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Date: Wed, 6-Aug-86 16:48:49 EDT
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IBM *is* paranoid about the gateway; when I worked for IBM the policy
on their end was simply that you needed a "business need to know" to
use the gateway.  Your manager had to approve of your usage of the
gateway, and her manager had to approve, etc., *ad infinitum*.  Nobody
at my site had access to the gateway.  It's called by an
ever-so-appropriate name on the IBM side (BITNET) and, by SMSGing
particular commands to it, I learned that it didn't know about any of
the nodenames at my site.  That's part of how they keep it secure.
Once the IBMer has permission to use the gateway, she has to lay the
groundwork for the preparation of a virtual circuit, etc.  What a pain
in the ass!

If you are still interested in knowing more about how it operates, how
to create a virtual circuit, etc. send me a note.  I will return to you
a copy of the VNET<->BITNET gateway user guide.  I have it in LISTING
format (fortran-style carriage control in column #1) and in SCRIPT
format.  Please specify which you prefer.

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