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- InterNet Mail Guide Last Updated: 3/02/93
-
- This file is intended to help users with E-Mail syntax between the
- various network protocols that exist in the current world-wide network.
- Please send any additions/changes to Compuserve id [71641,2400], Internet:
- 71641.2400@compuserve.com. Much of this list was compiled by the
- Louisiana State University Office of Telecommunications. It has since been
- added on to by me: Scott Hoppe. I hereby place it in the Public Domain,
- so that everyone may benefit from the knowledge contained herein. Please
- try to keep the file intact, where possible. I will update the file
- periodically, as additions are made to the World Wide Data Net (WWDN).
-
- Special note about the @ ("at") symbol:
- -----------------------------------------
- Many of the address structures listed below contain the @ symbol ("at").
- The @ symbol is also defined as a delete character on some systems.
- This means that you must "escape" this character from the operating
- system so that it is not interpreted.
-
- On some VM systems, for example, the address user@host.domain could be
- entered as user"@host.domain. When the mail entry screen appears, you
- should see the address written properly.
-
- On many UNIX systems, a backslash (\) can be used to escape a single
- character. Thus, the above example would be entered as
- user\@host.domain.
-
- Unless you already know that you need to escape a particular character,
- it is usually best to attempt the normal (un-escaped) address first. If
- you have trouble with specific characters in the address, contact your
- local system administrator for information on how to escape the problem
- character.
-
-
- ========================================================================
- E-Mail Syntax
- ========================================================================
- NOTE: This section is alphabetized by 'FROM' then 'TO'.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: ATTMAIL
- TO: BITNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: internet!host.bitnet!user
-
- Ex: Send from AT&T Mail to user Mickey at BITNET host DISNEY
- To: internet!disney.bitnet!Mickey
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: ATTMAIL
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: internet!host.domain!user
-
- Ex: Send from AT&T Mail to user Mickey at INTERNET host disney.world.com
- To: internet!disney.world.com!Mickey
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: ATTMAIL
- TO: UUNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: internet!uunet!system!user
-
- Ex: Send from AT&T Mail to user Mickey on UUNET host DISNEY
- To: internet!uunet!disney!Mickey
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: BITNET & EARN
- TO: DECNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- Methods for routing mail from BITNET to DECNET vary, depending on the
- specific mailer installed at the BITNET node. BITNET sites may route
- mail to DECNET hosts as shown below.
-
- To: user%host.SPAN@DFTBIT
- To: user%host.SPAN@STAR.STANFORD.EDU
- To: user%host.SPAN@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV
- To: user%host.SPAN@SDSC.BITNET
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: BITNET & EARN
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- Methods for routing mail from BITNET to INTERNET vary, depending on
- the specific mailer installed at the BITNET node. BITNET sites
- running the Croswell mailer are capable of directly addressing
- INTERNET hosts. For those sites which require the use of a
- BITNET-to-INTERNET gateway, the logical BITNET host "INTERBIT" should
- be used. This logical host name is translated into a real host name
- appropriate for the sender's location.
-
- To: user@host.domain ! w/ Croswell mailer
- To: user%host.domain@INTERBIT ! w/o Croswell mailer
-
- Ex: Send to user Mickey at INTERNET host disney.world.com
- To: Mickey@disney.world.com
- OR To: Mickey%disney.world.com@INTERBIT
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: COMPUSERVE
- TO: BITNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: >INTERNET:user@HOST.BITNET
-
- Ex: Send to user Mickey on BITNET host DISNEY
- To: >INTERNET:Mickey@DISNEY.BITNET
-
- Note: Note that the ">INTERNET:" prefix is essential. A space
- after the ">INTERNET:" prefix is not required.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: COMPUSERVE
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: >INTERNET:user@host.domain
-
- Ex: Send to user Mickey on internet host disney.world.com
- To: >INTERNET:Mickey@disney.world.com
-
- Note: Note that the ">INTERNET:" prefix is essential. A space
- after the ">INTERNET:" prefix is not required.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: COMPUSERVE
- TO: MCIMAIL
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: >MCIMAIL:firstname lastname
- To: >MCIMAIL:user id
-
- Ex: Send to MCIMAIL user Mickey Mouse ID# 101-1001
- To: >MCIMAIL:Mickey Mouse
- OR To: >MCIMAIL:101-1001
-
- Note: Note that the ">MCIMAIL:" prefix is essential. A space
- after the ">MCIMAIL:" prefix is not required.
- It is better to use the user id, rather than the user's name
- since it is possible for there to be more than one user using
- the same name.
- A surcharge, based on message size, will be billed to the
- sending Compuserve account.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: DECNET
- TO: BITNET & EARN
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: DFTNIC::JNET%"user@host"
- To: EAST::"user@host.BITNET"
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: DECNET
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: NSFGW::"user@host.domain" ! NSF Gateway/NCAR
- To: EAST::"user@host.domain" ! New GSFC Gateway
- To: NSSDCA::SMTP%"user@host.domain" ! GSFC Gateway
- To: DFTNIC::SMTP%"user@host.domain" ! GSFC Gateway
- To: AMES::"user@host.domain" ! AMES Gateway
- To: WITCH::"user@host.domain" ! JPL Gateway
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: FIDONET
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: UUCP of FIDONET-UUCP-Gateway
- Then put INTERNET address as first line of message, followed by a blank line.
-
- Ex: Send to Mickey Mouse at disney.world.com
- To: UUCP of 1:382/39.9
- Put Internet address on first line of the message followed by a blank line.
- Mickey@disney.world.com
-
- NOTE: This of course is done in Netmail (not in echo mail).
- To find the nearest Gateway, look in your nodelist for the UUCP flag.
- For example, 1:382/39 is the Gateway in Net 382.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: ATTMAIL
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: user@attmail.com
-
- Ex: Send to AT&T MAIL subscriber Mickey
- To: Mickey@attmail.com
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: ATTMAIL-attached X.400 Gateways
- --------------------------------------------------
- Assume that there is an ATTMAIL X.400 gateway for XYZ Company. Given an
- X.400 address for someone at XYZ Company such as:
-
- /C=US/ADMD=ATTMAIL/PRMD=XYZ/O=TOPBRASS/PN=JOHN_DOE
-
- This can be generalized to:
-
- /C=US/ADMD=ATTMAIL/PRMD=<PRMD-name>/<extra-X.400-stuff>
-
- You may then address a message as follows:
-
- To: @mhs.attmail.com:<PRMD-name>/<extra-X.400-stuff>
-
- Ex: Send to /C=US/ADMD=attmail/PRMD=xyz/O=topbrass/PN=mickey
-
- To: @mhs.attmail.com:xyz/o=topbrass/pn=mickey (for source-route)
- - OR -
- xyz/o=topbrass/pn=mickey@mhs.attmail.com (non-source-route)
-
- Note: Be carefull of the return address when replying to mail. This
- gateway uses mixed UUCP, X.400 and Internet-style addressing in its
- return addresses. You may need to readdress your replies instead
- of letting your mailer do it for you.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: BITNET & EARN
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: user%host.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU ! CUNY gateway
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: COMPUSERVE
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: user@compuserve.com
-
- Ex: Send to user 74055,412 (PC WORLD) on Compuserve-mail
- To: 74055.412@compuserve.com
-
- Note: Note that the "," (comma) in the compuserve user ID must
- be changed to a "." (period) when including in an
- internet address.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: DECNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: user%host.SPAN@LONGS.UCAR.EDU ! NSF Gateway/NCAR
- To: user@host.dnet.nasa.gov ! New GSFC Gateway
- To: user%host.dnet@east.gsfc.nasa.gov ! New GSFC Gateway
- To: user@host.span.nasa.gov ! AMES Gateway
- To: user%host.SPAN@AMES.ARCNASA.GOV
- To: user%host.SPAN@WITCH.JPL.NASA.GOV ! JPL Gateway
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: FIDONET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: Firstname.Lastname@Fnodenumber.Nnet.Zzone.FIDONET.ORG
- To: Firstname.Lastname@Ppoint.Fnodenumber.Nnet.Zzone.FIDONET.ORG
-
- Ex: To send mail to Mickey Mouse at Fidonet address 1:10/101
- TO: Mickey.Mouse@f101.n10.z1.fidonet.org
-
- Ex: To send mail to Minnie Mouse at Fidonet address 1:27/101.3
- TO: Minnie.Mouse@p3.f101.n27.z1.fidonet.org
-
- Note: Fido addresses are in the form: #:##/### Ex: 1:10/101
- To create an Internet address from a Fidonet address, start with
- the login name. If the login name includes both first and last
- name, separate them with a "." character, then add an "@". The
- three Fidonet numbers are *reversed*, then prefixed with f, n, and z.
- Ex: 1:10/101 => f101.n10.z1
- If the Fidonet address includes a point number other than zero, a
- Ppoint number is added with a 'p' prefix.
- Ex: 1:27/101.3 => p3.f101.n27.z1
- After the encoded numbers, add ".fidonet.org".
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: MCIMAIL
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: userid@mcimail.com
- To: firstname_lastname@mcimail.com
-
- Ex: Send to MCI MAIL subscriber Mickey Mouse UserID 101-1001
- To: Mickey_Mouse@mcimail.com
- OR To: 101-1001@mcimail.com
-
- Note: Firstname and Lastname are separated by a '_'.
- It is probably better to use the Userid as opposed to the user's
- name, since there might be more than one user with the same name.
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: SOVAM TELEPORT USA
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: user@sovusa.com
-
- Ex: Send to SOVAM TELEPORT USA user Mickey
- To: Mickey@sovusa.com
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: MCIMAIL
- TO: COMPUSERVE
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: username (EMS)
- EMS: compuserve
- MBX: compuserve ID
-
- Ex: Send to Compuserve user PC World, ID: 74055,412
- To: PC World (EMS)
- EMS: compuserve
- MBX: 74055,412
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: MCIMAIL
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: username (EMS)
- EMS: internet
- MBX: Full InterNet address
-
- Ex: Send to INTERNET user MICKEY MOUSE mickey@disney.world.com
- To: Mickey Mouse (EMS)
- EMS: internet
- MBX: mickey@disney.world.com
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: INTERNET
- TO: UUNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: alpha!user@uunet.uu.net
- beta!alpha!user@uunet.uu.net
-
- Ex: The uucp connection from UUNET to the destination
- host (alpha) must exist or, a uucp path from UUNET
- to the destination host (uunet!beta!alpha) must exist.
-
- Send to user Mickey at UUCP host ALPHA
- To: alpha!Mickey@uunet.uu.net
- beta!alpha!Mickey@uunet.uu.net
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: SOVAM TELEPORT USA
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: user@host.domain
-
- Ex: Send to user Mickey at INTERNET host disney.world.com
- To: Mickey@disney.world.com
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- FROM: UUNET
- TO: INTERNET
- --------------------------------------------------
- To: uunet!user@host.domain
- alpha!beta!uunet!user@host.domain
-
- Ex: A uucp connection from the originating host to UUNET
- must exist or, or a uucp path from the originating
- host to UUNET (alpha!beta!uunet) must exist.
-
- Send to user Mickey at INTERNET host disney.world.com
- To: uunet!Mickey@disney.world.com
- alpha!beta!uunet!Mickey@disney.world.com
-
- ========================================================================
- Getting Files by Mail
- ========================================================================
- OK, now you can send mail all over, now what? Well, you are able to get
- files through your e-mail account. Here's how.
- There are several servers that will do this for you, each with its own
- set of commands, so I'll just refer you to a document that will explain
- it all.
-
- Send an INTERNET mail message to mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu with
- 'send usenet/news.answers/finding-sources' in the body.
-
- This simple command will send you a rather large text file on finding,
- getting, and subscribing to files on the INTERNET through e-mail.
- Some of the topics included are Archie, Trickle Servers, LISTSERVs, and
- more.
-
-