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From: jffowler@ICARUS.CNS.SYR.EDU ("John F. Fowler")
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm
Subject: Fisher EMC2 Mail Product
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Date: 27 Jul 88 18:23:47 GMT
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We have been experimenting with an electronic mail product called EMC2
from Fisher which runs in the MVS/JES environment.  Fisher claims to
have a "BITNET" interface to the product, which we have installed.
However, we have a couple of problems:  it does not set the class
and the filename/type of the output file correctly (EMCB OUTPUT), and
it uses "username@node.BITNET" in the To: field, which causes some
mailers to choke (notably jnet).

The problem with the filetype of the routed output file being OUTPUT is
the biggest ... most mail clients don't recognize it as mail.

Is anyone else running EMC2 in the BITNET environment?  How did you cope
with these problems?  Is Fisher simply doing false advertising?

Their claim is that they have a BSMTP interface for their VM version
of the product; however, I can't run that one (for reasons I'd prefer
not to discuss ....).  They do not plan to do it soon for MVS.

Any assistance on dealing with getting mail out of MVS/JES environment
is appreciated.

John Fowler
Syracuse University
Computing and Network Services         Internet: jffowler@icarus.cns.syr.edu
Machinery Hall                         Bitnet:   oprjff@suvm
Syracuse,  NY  13244-1260  USA         AT&T:     (315) 423-2861