Re: Prodigy may be able to pass internet mail shortly.

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From: Patrick Delahanty
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 23:03

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abc@banjo.concert.net (Alan B Clegg) writes:

> In article <kuB0oB1w164w@micro-c.mcds.com> speers@micro-c.mcds.com (Daniel E.
> >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.
> 

AAAH!  God save us!  
I suppose they'll want to censor all InterNet mail too.  No recieving 
X-rated newsletters in E-mail then!  ;)  Heck...they'll probably not 
allow ANY newsletters through due to size!

-Lazer (aka Patrick Delahanty)                  "If I could go back in time, 
I-Net: patrickd@wpi.wpi.edu                      I'd STILL buy an Apple ][!" 
       lazer@lablues.UUCP        WARNING:  Apple Computer, Back to the Future,
[Call L/A Blues (207) 777-3465]            MST3K, and "Weird Al" Yankovic fan

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From: lazer@lablues.UUCP (Patrick Delahanty)
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Subject: Re: Prodigy may be able to pass internet mail shortly.
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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 92 19:03:57 EDT
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