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Re: Still trying to get to Fidonet

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From: Erik VanRiper
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1992 18:51
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In article <1992Oct2.160411.13237@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com> dickey@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com (Bill Dickey) writes:
>Well, I am finally able to post again...Thanks to those of you who
>sent me assistance on getting to Fidonet from internet, but I still
>seem to be having a problem.
>
>I am sending to the fidonet address sister.name@p17.n3400.z1.fidonet.org.  

You forget the "f" part.  If the address is "1:3400/xxx.17", you need to
address it to:

sister.name@p17.fxxx.n3400.z1.fidonet.org

where xxx is the node number part of the address.

>Everything seems to work fine, except that my sister is not receiving the
>mail.  And I get no indication of any problems on my end.  I also sent
>mail to the moderator of the METNET (where my sister is supposed to be),
>Bob Morris, at the same address, but....nothing...  Anyone have any great
>ideas?

Hope this helps....

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Message-ID: <1992Oct03.185130.23902@pdnfido.fidonet.org>
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From: erik@pdnfido.fidonet.org (Erik VanRiper)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail
Subject: Re: Still trying to get to Fidonet
Keywords: Fidonet
Message-ID: <1992Oct03.185130.23902@pdnfido.fidonet.org>
Date: 3 Oct 92 18:51:30 GMT
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