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From: mack@inco.UUCP (Dave Mack)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: How do I find the domain of a friend?
Summary: Use the maps
Message-ID: <5446@inco.UUCP>
Date: 16 Aug 89 14:16:27 GMT
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Reply-To: mack@inco.UUCP (Dave Mack)
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In article  raulmill@usc.edu (Raul) writes:
>I have a friend who goes to another school (Cal State University,
>Northridge) who is also a new user.  She claims she has unix access
>there, but doesn't know her way around the system.  I can contact her
>occasionally by various means, but I'd like to try email.  Is there
>any way of finding out what kind of domain CSUN is in?  I have her
>user-id written down somewhere, I just need some kind of pointer to
>locate CSUN on the net.

From UUCP map u.usa.ca.1:

    #N	csun.edu, csun
    #S	Sun-2/170; SunOS 3.5
    #O	California State University, Northridge	(CSUN)
    #C	Larry Wake
    #E	postmaster@csun.edu
    #T	+1 818 885 3966	(ATSS 8-672-3966)
    #P	CSUN Computer Center, Mail Drop	CCAD, Northridge, CA 91330
    #L	34 14 N	/ 118 32 W
    #U	polyslo	csuchico csusac	csustan	sdsu csuf3b fedeva dcrlg1 srhqla
    #W	lkw@csun.edu (Larry Wake); Wed Jun  7 09:53:07 PDT 1989
    #R	csun.edu [130.166.1.1] on the Internet.
    csun	.csun.edu
    csun=	csun.edu, csun.csun.edu

The UUCP maps are posted to newsgroup comp.mail.maps and are probably
the single most valuable source of information about how to contact
other sites, particularly if you're trying to get from one network
to another. Check with the postmaster at your site to find out if
the maps are being squirrelled away somewhere. If not, some delicate
screaming is in order. 

Since you're on the Internet, all you need to do is send mail to
"username@csun.edu" and if they have a name server it should get to
her. If not, you'll need to find out which host she has an account
on and send mail to "username@hostname.csun.edu".

>--
>Raul Rockwell                                      |
>INTERNET:   raulmill@usc.edu                       |
>UUCP:       ...uunet!usc!raulmill                  |  55 mph = 82 nc
>U.S.SNAIL:  721 E Windsor #4,  GLENDALE CA  91205  |
>Raul Rockwell                                      |
>INTERNET:   raulmill@usc.edu                       |
>UUCP:       ...uunet!usc!raulmill                  |  55 mph = 82 nc
>U.S.SNAIL:  721 E Windsor #4,  GLENDALE CA  91205  |

Your signature is broken, Raul. Try again.

-- 
Dave Mack