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Re: AT&T EasyLink <--> Internet

#1016
From: nauen
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:31
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In <1992Aug31.042927.23745@tplrd.tpl.oz.au> davids@tplrd.tpl.oz.au (David See)
writes:

        To send mail from EasyLink to Internet, use the address
                IPM
                PRIMARY
                COUNTRY US
                ADMD ATTMAIL
                ORG UUCP
                DDA ID-INTERNET!!SYDNEY.TPS.COM!!DAVIDS
                END+

> Internet to EasyLink works as advertised. I have not verified EasyLink
> to Internet yet. Note that in the DDA line, ! is used to escape
> lowercase letters. !! is used for a single ! in the address. Thus,
> if my username had to be in lowercase, the line would be
>                 DDA ID-INTERNET!!SYDNEY.TPS.COM!!!D!A!V!I!D!S

It will be interesting to here how this works.  I have been advised somewhat
differently, i.e., that since the mail must pass thru UUCP, the username and
domain address _must_ be in lowercase.  However, since the output driver on
EasyLink is upper case, to send lower case letters to Internet, each letter 
_must_ be prefixed with a !.  For example, to send from EasyLink to me would be

IPM
Subject (optional)
PRIMARY
COU US
ADM ATTMAIL
ORG ATTMAIL
DDA ID-INTERNET!!!w!r!a!i!r-!e!m!h1.!a!r!m!y.!m!i!l!!!n!a!u!e!n
END+

This supposedly pertains only to customers on the old EasyLink, formerly owned 
by Western Union and now owned by AT+T.  Further help may be available from
<wu/O=ATANDT_EASYLINK_SERVICES/DD.ELN=62400400@mhs.attmail.com>, which is
Chuck Kiefe, Supervisor, Major Accounts; ATTMAIL Customer Support; 
Telephone 314-298-9422

EasyLink customers on ATTMail, who were never part of the Western Union system,
supposedly can send more simply, using lowercase letters as desired.

/C=US/ADMD=ATTMAIL/O=UUCP/DDA.ID=internet(b)wrair-emh1.army.mil(b)nauen/+

Mail _from_ Internet which reaches an EasyLink user supposedly contains a
return address in the format and syntax shown>

Ric <nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil>  <nauen%wrmain.decnet@detrick-emh1.army.mil>
           ^^^^^Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
        U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!WRAIR-EMH1.ARMY.MIL!nauen

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From: nauen@WRAIR-EMH1.ARMY.MIL
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Subject: Re: AT&T EasyLink <--> Internet
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Date: 31 Aug 92 18:31:00 GMT
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