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FIDONET to INTERNET

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From: Gregory Giagnocavo
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 11:23
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For those that asked, adn those that didn't, heres how to send e-mail to
and from Fidonet using Internet style addressing
If you are on Internet adn want to reach someone on Fidonet, 
the Internet equivalent to use when sending is
"firstname.lastname"@p"point".f"node".n"net".z"zone".fidonet.org
Note: insert the recipient's info where the quotes are, do not include the
quote marks
So for example , if the person you want to send e-mail to has a fidonet
address of David.Smith       1:222/333.4
His internet style address is  david.smith@p4.f333.n222.z1.fidonet.org
Note: most times you won't have to deal with  the p, in this case the 4,
since most times people don't use the p, or point, in an addresss.
Just for reference, David Smith's point =4, f=333, n=222, z=1. AN easy way
to remember is that the Internet takes the fidonet address backwards.
One last note, p means point - not often used; f is the node, meaning
fidonet node; n is the net, and z measn zone and the part that you append
is fidonet.org, which is the Internet "headquarters" so to speak for
fidonet mail coming from Internet.

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neta@holonet.net
Thank You
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From: neta@iat.holonet.net (Gregory Giagnocavo)
Subject: FIDONET to INTERNET
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Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 11:23:08 GMT
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