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From: joe@tekbspa.UUCP (Joe Angelo)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: CompuServe and others
Message-ID: <87@tekbspa.UUCP>
Date: 1 Apr 88 09:31:08 GMT
References: <9198@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: Teknekron Software Systems, San Jose, CA.
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in article <9198@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) says:
> In-reply-to: John_-_DeBert@cup.portal.com's message of 30 Mar 88 09:45:53 GMT
> 
> John_-_DeBert@cup.portal.com writes:
>    It has been my experience, that though CompuServe does have USENET acc
>    they will not allow accessto the vidtex service which their own subscribers
>    normally see. 
> 
> I am sysop on CompuServe's UNIX Forum (volunteer; CompuServe does not
> pay me).  CompuServe does not have access to Usenet in any fashion. 
> have been debating the creation of a mail gateway into/out of
> CompuServe using my own account as the gate, but I have not yet
> actually done anything about it.

The last time I used CompuServer, you would get OK prompt just before
";;DNCJPB - Changing hosts" would pop up -- and every once in a while, you'd
be placed in monitor with nothing but your TMP: device and jacct setting.

The last time I logged onto CompuServer, an OK prompt was no place in site.
The descriptive 'changing hosts' message was replaced by "Request Recorded, ten
hours please" and DECWARS was replaced by MegaWars I, II, and III.

If GumboSlupper still has the programming area, why not simply port
the PD-UUCP to those great dec-10s and create a rnews.com script?
That'a way, EVERY and ANY Unix-one can have a CIS mail gateway...

(Anyone remember <TK-0>?)
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