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Prodigy may be able to pass internet mail shortly.

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From: Alan B Clegg
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 16:48
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In article <kuB0oB1w164w@micro-c.mcds.com> speers@micro-c.mcds.com (Daniel E. Speers) writes:
>williaml@cs.concordia.ca (LEE william) writes:
>> Does anyone know how to send mail to someone on the Prodigy network
>> from the Internet and vice versa?

>    It is not possible.  Prodigy is unto itself, a closed world.
>The only way to send or recieve mail to/from a Prodigy user, is
>to be on Prodigy and use their mail system.  Being a P* user myself,
>I found this to be one of my complaints (among others).

According to the latest issue of Boardwatch Magazine (September '92), 
page 23, lower right corner, Prodigy may soon be passing mail back and 
forth to the Internet.

-abc
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abc@concert.net				Alan Clegg - Network Programmer
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!gatech!concert!rock!banjo.concert.net!abc
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!gatech!concert!rock!banjo.concert.net!abc
From: abc@banjo.concert.net (Alan B Clegg)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail,comp.mail.sendmail,alt.bbs
Subject: Prodigy may be able to pass internet mail shortly.
Message-ID: <1992Aug10.164821.2503@rock.concert.net>
Date: 10 Aug 92 16:48:21 GMT
References: <4698@daily-planet.concordia.ca> <kuB0oB1w164w@micro-c.mcds.com>
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