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From: kagle@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Jonathan C. Kagle)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: Mailing to the UK
Summary: Backwards in the UK
Keywords: JANET, UK
Message-ID: <6660@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 23 Oct 88 13:26:10 GMT
References: <2181@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: kagle@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Jonathan C. Kagle)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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In article <2181@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> brantley@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (brantley) writes:
>A friend and I are trying to reach a machine in London, and while
>the address we are using doesn't bounce back, we aren't getting any
>replies.
	
	You are probably confused as you are using JANET instead of BITNET or
INTERNET.  Generally, JANET does not bounce back addresses to other networks,
as this saves a lot of work at the gateways. 

>...

>The address we are currently using is:
>     umeed04%vaxa.cc.imperial.ac.uk@cuny.edu.

	You are pretty close, but JANET addresses are in reverse order from
least to most specific ("backwards" if you are used to INTERNET, just like
the roads in the UK :-).  I am also not sure if cuny.edu is a valid gateway.
I have used Rutherford Labs with few problems.
	Try:
	  umeed04%uk.ac.imperial.cc.vaxa@ac.uk
	If this doesn't work, try writing to POSTMASTER at this address. 
Virtually all JANET sites have a "postmaster" who can help with inquiries,
if made politely.  (You may be missing a zero, try umeed004).

>brantley
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>*                     ask me if i care, go ahead, ask me                      *
>*                         brantley@vax1.acs.udel.edu                          *
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	-Jonathan