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In article <1992Aug7.182909.815@miles.com> Rob Schultz, rms@miles.com
writes:
>Can anyone out there tell me how to transfer mail between USENET and
>an internal DECNET (VMS MAIL) system?  I presume that I need some
>software to handle the routing, but nobody here seems to know anything
>about it...

Aside from the PMDF solution proposed by Jeff Mandel, there is a simpler
one. I am guessing that you already have DECUS UUCP because your VAX is the
UUCP connection. If so, there is a file called MAIL_REWRITE.RULES that can
be used to transform internet addresses into DECnet addresses and effect
VMS Mail delivery. REGISTER YOUR SITE AS A DOMAIN(!). Then add a rule

  *@*.yourdomain.com     \002::\001

and any mail addressed to user@node.yourdomain.com will be routed to the
VMS Mail address NODE::USER. YOu need to do the reverse for outgoing mail
to convert DECnet address back into a domain address. If you insist on
using bangpath or ".uucp" addressing you can still do it. Also, if you want
to get really fancy, you can set up your VAX as a "domain gateway" and put
separate rules into the file for each user in your company. This will hide
your DECnet node names and let you use addresses like user@yourdomain.com.
I personally dislike exposing your machine names in your mail addresses. 
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Robert B. Denny                                           voice: (818) 792-9474
Alisa Systems, Inc.                                         fax: (818) 792-4068
Pasadena, CA                         (denny@alisa.com, ..uunet!alisa.com!denny)