Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mailrus!ames!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!attctc!jolnet!dattier 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) Distribution: na Organization: Jolnet Public Access Unix Lines: 22 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)? | 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. David Tamkin dattier@jolnet.orpk.il.us {attctc,netsys,ddsw1}!jolnet!dattier P. O. Box 813 Rosemont, Illinois 60018-0813 (312) 693-0591 (708) 518-6769 BIX: dattier GEnie: D.W.TAMKIN CIS: 73720,1570 Jolnet is a public access system, where every user expresses personal opinions.