Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!bionet!bmc1!draken!tut!hydra!hylka!harper From: harper@cc.helsinki.fi (ROBERT HARPER FINLAND) Newsgroups: bionet.general Subject: Re: BIOBIT No 4 Message-ID: <3093@cc.helsinki.fi> Date: 22 Mar 89 13:37:56 GMT References: <3062@cc.helsinki.fi> Lines: 26 In article , kristoff@NET.BIO.NET (David Kristofferson) writes: > > I believe I am correct in > stating that the features Rob mentions in BIOBIT No 4 are not > accessible unless you have a direct BITNET connection, but if someone > knows otherwise I would welcome corrections. > > Sincerely, > > Dave Kristofferson > BIONET Resource Manager Dave is correct in that RELAY is only open to folks on EARN/BITNET/NETNORTH and even though the UK is on EARN... they can not use RELAY either, because they can not send "interactive messages". As a further clarification I should also point out that BIOBIT No 4 was particularly interested in the link between the LIFESCI server and RELAY, because by providing a PRIVATE channel, PAGING participants, and keeping a LOG of all the transactions, it attempts to "filter" out some of the "noise" that you normally get on RELAY. ... and of course you have to be REGISTERED with LIFESCI before you can use this CONFERENCE feature... but that is another story for BIOBIT. -=ROB=-