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From: tp@ndmce.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: VMS email connectivity
Message-ID: <1185@ndmce.uucp>
Date: Tue, 31-Mar-87 15:39:47 EST
Article-I.D.: ndmce.1185
Posted: Tue Mar 31 15:39:47 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 2-Apr-87 05:55:05 EST
Reply-To: tp@ndmce.UUCP (Terry Poot)
Organization: Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Dallas
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Is there a relatively inexpensive way for a VAX/VMS system to exchange
electronic mail with the rest of the world (uucp, arpa, csnet, bitnet,
etc)?  I have heard that both CSNET and BITNET require sizeable membership
fees.  What I am looking for is something akin to uucp under UNIX, which
allows one to join the world wide email network for only the cost of the
phone bills to another site.  The only solution I am aware of, is that at
some point there will be a VMS port of uuslave, which will allow VMS Vaxen
to join the nets.  Is there any other alternative?  Can a VMS site connect
to a csnet or bitnet site without joining those nets?

Thanks
-- 
Terry Poot, Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, (214)739-4741
8800 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, Tx 75231, USA
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