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Subject: Can one get internet mail to MINITEL users in France?
Keywords: MINITEL France gateways
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Date: 19 May 89 22:18:26 GMT
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I was looking over some public domain PC software that I received from a
bulletin board in New York.  The software originated in France, and the
author left an electronic mail address that is for people with a Minitel.
The address was a username "at" four 8-bit numbers separated by 
periods (very much like an internet address).  I gave it a try, but there
is no such node on our name server here.

My question is, can I send mail to users on the Minitel system via some
gateway between internet and Minitel?  As I understand it, a great number of
people in France have access to Minitel, and that would be a great way to
communicate to people in the US or any other country on internet/bitnet.


-Cris