file: mcicomp.txt Subject: Internet gateways to and from MCIMail and CompuServe This file describes the way to communicate between MCI or CompuServe and Internet. It is the ONLY way to reach the ARRL Information Mail Server from MCI or CompuServe. Do not send requests to our MCI or CompuServe accounts -- send them as described to info@arrl.org . Mailing to CompuServe: Internet users can exchange mail with subscribers to the CompuServe system. This function is performed by a mail gateway beween the Internet and CompuServe. To send mail to a CompuServe user, you must first know that person's CompuServe ID. CompuServe IDs consist of two numbers. The first is a five-digit number starting with the numeral 7. The second number can have up to 4 digits. CompuServe users write these numerals separated with a comma. 76067,3724 is an example of a CompuServe ID number. To send mail to this user, form the Internet address equivalent by by replacing the comma with a period and append "@compuserve.com" to it: 76067.3724@compuserve.com A CompuServe user can send mail to an Internet user by using the normal Internet address with ">INTERNET: appended to the front. For example, to reach the ARRL Information Mail Server: >INTERNET:info@arrl.org Mailing to MCIMail: Any MCImail users can be reached if you know the 7-digit number of the user. (This number is often written like a US telephone number, with the first three digits separated from the last four by a hyphen.) Simply append "@mcimail.com" to the ID number to form the address. For example, the ARRL HQ front-office MCI ID is 215-5052. All of the followint USENET addresses are equivalent and will identify that MCI account: 215-5052@mcimail.com 2155052@mcimail.com 002155052@mcimail.com The MCIMail user can address mail to an Internet user by entering "internet" at the EMS prompt and entering your USENET address at the MBX prompt. (Info@arrl.org will reach the ARRL Information Mail Server.) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Supplementary information about the ARRL Information Mail Server: Subject: INFO response: HELP INFO is a service of ARRL HQ. To use it, mail messages to: info@arrl.org Each line of the message should contain a command as shown below. You may place as many commands in a message as you want. Each file you request will be sent to you in a separate message. Only ASCII text files are supported at present. Valid INFO commands: help Sends this help file index Sends an index of the files available from INFO send FILENAME Sends "file" (example: send emi-gen) quit Terminates the transaction (use this if you have a signature or other text at the end of the message.) Note: your message will *not* be read by a human! Do not include any requests or questions except by way of the above commands. Retrieve the "email" file for a list of addresses of ARRL HQ humans :-) Also, note that this message is from "info-serv@arrl.org." Do *not* use your mailer's "reply" command to send your next request. Generate a new message addressed to "info@arrl.org" instead. We set it up this way to prevent failed mail from looping endlessly, annoying system administrators. If anyone has ascii information files that they would like to archive on our server, or additional information or updates for any of our files, please contact me via email or telephone (203) 666-1541. 73 de ARRL HQ, Michael Tracy, KC1SX, mtracy@arrl.org