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From: dattier@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US (David W. Tamkin)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Compuserve -> Usenet
Summary: mailing CIS files
Keywords: CompuServe
Message-ID: <1597@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US>
Date: 25 Sep 89 07:14:50 GMT
References: <3665@blake.acs.washington.edu> <1989Sep17.222953.14160@twwells.com> <432@laas.laas.fr> <1580@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> <1989Sep24.005426.7882@NCoast.ORG>
Reply-To: dattier@jolnet.UUCP (David W. Tamkin)
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Steve Juhasz wrote in <1989Sep24.005426.7882@NCoast.ORG> in
news.newusers.questions in follow-up to my <1580@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US>:

DWT> From CompuServe: a CompuServe user can write to us in the form
DWT> >INTERNET:user@site.domain or >INTERNET:forwarder!site!user.  The word
DWT> >INTERNET: is used even for sites that are not on the Internet proper. 
DWT> The greater-than sign and the colon are required, but a space may be
DWT> inserted after the colon.

S J> Can this be used to send files from Compuserve to another usersite for
S J> later downloading (i.e. save on Compuserve connect time)?
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Only to the extent that files on CompuServe can be sent in mail at all.
Moreover, mail over the net is only for text, so if the file contains binary
data it will not arrive intact unless you are proficient enough with CIS to
get a uuencoding program into your personal area.

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