UNIX <-> VMS Mail Transfer

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3 total messages Started by Andy Gray Tue, 21 Apr 1987 08:22

#448

Author: Andy Gray
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1987 08:22

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Many people may have broached this subject already, but here goes ....

Is there any reasonably reliable method of transferring mail that is in UNIX
format to a VMS system that is running VMS mail and/or All-In-One mail and
vice versa, apart from the obvious suggestion that all the various parties
standardise on a single mail system.

As an extra, I would like to know the format of the VMS envelope 

I would appreciate replies via E-Mail or via the pages of this hallowed organ
if useful to the masses.

	Thanks

		Andy Gray

Re: UNIX <-> VMS Mail Transfer

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Author: dave
Date: Mon, 04 May 1987 19:35

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In article <257@btnix.axion.bt.co.uk> 
	   alg@btnix.axion.bt.co.uk (Andy Gray) writes:
| Is there any reasonably reliable method of transferring mail that is in UNIX
| format to a VMS system that is running VMS mail and/or All-In-One mail and
| vice versa, apart from the obvious suggestion that all the various parties
| standardise on a single mail system.

Try looking on the 1985 DECUS symposium tape.
They have a nice SMTP system that will send messages between
a UNIX and VMS site over a serial line or ethernet. I can dredge up
more details for you if you need them, since I don't happen to have them 
handy at this moment.

| As an extra, I would like to know the format of the VMS envelope 

In the mailer negotionations, the only things that don't get sent
as pure (uninterpeted) text are the SENDER and the ADDRESSEEs.
I can give you a better decription of this protocol if you really
need it since (I think) it is in the public domain. HOWEVER,
VMS 5.x is changing the mail protocols so this probably won't be much 
use to you.

| 		Andy Gray

Feel free to mail me for details.

dave
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Re: UNIX <-> VMS Mail Transfer

#455

Author: dww
Date: Thu, 14 May 1987 22:33

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In article <3625@garfield.UUCP> dave@garfield.UUCP (David Janes) writes:
> .... HOWEVER, VMS 5.x is changing the mail protocols ...

Is this true?   We use a version of Kevin Carruso's mail server interface
for various purposes, and although I know that we cannot expect DEC to
guarantee to continue an undocumented interface unchanged, I hope we don't
really have to replace that mail interface.    If we have to, would someone
from DEC (or otherwise 'in the know') please tell us what the new interface
is so that we can be ready when VMS 5 comes out.  Otherwise we will not
be able to use VMS 5!      Thanks.
-- 
Regards,
        David Wright          STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex  CM17 9NA, U.K.
dww@stl.stc.co.uk <or> ...seismo!mcvax!ukc!stl!dww <or> PSI%234237100122::DWW

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