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Article #432Re: fidonet <-> usenet
From: fair
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1987 03:25
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1987 03:25
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In the referenced article, Jacob Gore <gore@nucsrl.UUCP> writes: > >The whole beauty of Internet addresses (as I see it) is that they hide the >networking details. What network(s) is "prep.AI.MIT.Edu" on? (That's a >rhetorical question (:-)) > >"Smart" mailers can figure out how to send to a host without having a network >name inplanted into the address. It would be nice if Fido hosts could fit >into this scheme. I agree wholeheartedly, however, the other people working on the gateway software don't agree with me. Among the problems with the idea is that the existing hostnames from the FidoNet nodelist will not work on the UUCP network or the ARPA Internet, which means that each FidoNet host would have to pick a new name within the rules imposed by the UUCP network and ARPA Internet. Somehow, I can't see all 1,500 sites doing this unless it's forced on them from outside. So for the moment we're stuck doing things with the net/node numbers... Erik E. Fair ucbvax!fair fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ucbvax!ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU!fair From: fair@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers Subject: Re: fidonet <-> usenet Message-ID: <18304@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Mon, 13-Apr-87 22:25:48 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.18304 Posted: Mon Apr 13 22:25:48 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Apr-87 03:03:14 EST References: <149@4gl.UUCP> <3380002@nucsrl.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: USENET Protocol Police, Western Gateway Division Lines: 21