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From: jon@chiron.UUCP (Jon L. Griffeth)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Mail Questions
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Date: 17 Jul 88 23:07:22 GMT
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> 1. I'm looking for software to provide a mail gateway between a UNIX system
>    and IBM's PROFS.  The software would preferably run under UNIX.  Does
>    anyone know of such a system?
>
> 2. I'm also developing a mail system between numerous PC's and a central
>    UNIX host.   I've heard about a mail server called 'POPS'.  Does anyone
>    know where I can get information concerning this?

Thanks for all the responses.  To summarize:

Apparently, IBM will be releasing an X.400 interface for PROFS in the near
future (I don't know what "near" means).  Since X.400 interfaces are available
for UNIX systems (or so I've been told) and X.400 is an international standard,
this probably makes the best solution.

It has also be mentioned that IBM has a TCP/IP package that supports a PROFS
to SMTP interface.  This certainly looks promising for the near term.

Finally, DEC's Mail Bus supports a PROFS gateway.  Unfortunately, it runs only
under VMS.  However, since it also supports a UNIX mail gateway, mail could
be routed through it.  Needless to say, this would only be useful if you had
a VMS system sitting around.

'POP2' is defined in RFC 937 and doesn't serve my needs.  I'll probably be
using SMTP instead.

My thanks to Chris Kern and Jon A. Tankersley for their help.


Thanks again,
Jon L. Griffeth

jon@chiron.UUCP