Re: Access to Relay from a non-bitnet machine

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From: Valdis Kletnieks
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 06:17

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On Tue, 8 Feb 1994 20:39:41 GMT you said:
>        I would like to be able to access relay, but unfortunately
>I don't have access to any BITNET machines.  Is there any way to
>get on relay from a Unix box on the internet?

Intoneth the code author:  "No."

About all you can do is telnet to a machine that's on both bitnet
and internet, and use it from there.  (Since you're at Va Tech, I'll
tell you to pick up your phone and dial 4-HELP for assistance in getting
a userid on one of the computing center machines that are on Bitnet
(Basically, vtvm1 and vtcc1).  Make note that you'll need a prof or
somebody to authorize the userid.  Also, since you're on csugrad,
make note that the CS dept doesn't allow RELAY access, since they have
to pay for the userids on CC machines... Which is why they got
csugrad and the like....

<long commentary regarding the effects of beancounters on getting
productive work done deleted - I've been saying it for 15 years and
it hasn't helped yet> ;)

                                  Valdis Kletnieks
                                  Computer Systems Engineer
                                  Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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